Flying cars to cut Abu Dhabi-Dubai commute to 30 minutes

Flying cars to cut Abu Dhabi-Dubai commute to 30 minutes

Flying cars could cut the commute between Dubai and Abu Dhabi to 30 minutes next year after a deal between Archer Aviation of the US and the UAE’s Falcon Aviation. Under the agreement, the two will develop air taxi vertiports at the Falcon heliport at Atlantis the Palm in Dubai and the Marina Mall heliport […]

Air taxi service to start next year

Vertiports planned for two cities

Deal between Archer of US and UAE’s Falcon

Flying cars could cut the commute between Dubai and Abu Dhabi to 30 minutes next year after a deal between Archer Aviation of the US and the UAE’s Falcon Aviation.

Under the agreement, the two will develop air taxi vertiports at the Falcon heliport at Atlantis the Palm in Dubai and the Marina Mall heliport on the Corniche in Abu Dhabi.

A vertiport is a micro-scale airport for vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

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Falcon Aviation’s CEO, Ramandeep Oberoi, described the partnership as “a leap into the future”.

Archer’s Midnight flying car could be up and running by next year, a statement from the two companies said. The UAE air taxi service will operate almost entirely over water.

The piloted aircraft can carry