{"id":14801,"date":"2024-04-17T09:27:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T09:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1405818"},"modified":"2024-04-17T09:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T09:27:21","slug":"air-taxi-firm-raises-110m-plans-to-launch-commercial-service-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14801","title":{"rendered":"Air taxi firm raises $110M, plans to launch commercial service in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A British drone maker plans to launch air taxis in 2026 after raising a whopping $110mn.<\/p>\n

Skyports has already flown electric vertical takeoff and landing (<\/span>eVTOL<\/a>) aircraft<\/span> on delivery and monitoring trials. The new funding brings commercial air taxis closer to the services on offer.<\/p>\n

The first flights are slated to take off in the United Arab Emirates. Earlier this year, Skyports inked a deal with authorities in Dubai to build four vertiports ahead of the launch of air taxi services in 2026. <\/span><\/p>\n

Skyports intends to then bring air taxis into other markets. The company is currently developing the UK\u2019s first vertiport testbed<\/a> in Oxfordshire and is working on a \u201cmiddle-mile\u201d drone<\/a> project with port authorities in the US<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Skyports can now add a fresh cash injection to the plans.<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>An artist\u2019s impression of a Dubai vertiport\u2019s interior. Credit: Skyports<\/figcaption>