Air taxi
Small commercial aircraft which makes short flights on demand
An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand.[1]
In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) and the rise of light-jet aircraft manufacturing.[2] Since 2016, air taxis have reemerged as part of the burgeoning field of eVTOL.[3]
Regulation
In Canada, air taxi operations are regulated by Transport Canada under Canadian Aviation Regulation 703. The Canadian definition of air taxi includes all commercial single-engined aircraft, multi-engined helicopters flown by visual flight rules by one pilot and all multi-engined, non-turbo-jet aircraft, with a maximum take-off weight 8,618 kg (18,999 lb) or less and nine or fewer passenger seats, that are used to transport people or goods or for sightseeing.[4]
In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by 14 CFR Part 135 and 14 CFR part 298 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).[5]
Air taxi operators
- Airstream Jets
- ImagineAir (defunct)
- Joby Aviation
- Propair
See also
- Air Taxi Association
- Commercial aviation
- eVTOL
- General aviation
- Very light jet
- NCFlyPorts
- Passenger drone
- Fractional Jets
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Air taxis.
- ^ Merriam-Webster (2011). "Air Taxi". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "SATS: A bold vision".
- ^ "Flying taxis are taking off to whisk people around cities" – via The Economist.
- ^ Transport Canada (1 December 2009). "Canadian Aviation Regulations Part VII - Commercial Air Services Subpart 3 - Air Taxi Operations". Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). Federal Aviation Administration.
External links
- Green air taxis ready for take-off, in Winter Olympics (in Italian)
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- Fictional taxi drivers
- Films about taxis
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