Flying taxi companies are racing to carry passengers as soon as this year. I've seen all 3 rivals — this is how they compare

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Crowd gathers around Joby electric aircraft on a waterfront landing area with a city skyline behind.
Joby (pictured) and Archer are targeting a 2026 certification.

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The future of aviation may be this Jetsons-like air taxi. I saw it fly over NYC for the first time.

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Joby
BI senior aviation reporter Taylor Rains saw frontrunner Joby Aviation's eVTOL fly over Manhattan.

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Paris Olympics air taxi flights scrapped over certification delays

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Flying taxis just got another step closer to reality as $1 billion startup Archer received approval for commercial operations

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Nikhil Goel of Archer smiling wearing a grey suit and cyan tie stood in front of the Midnight eVTOL at the Dubai Air Show
Archer's Midnight eVTOL and Nikhil Goel, the chief commercial officer, at the 2023 Dubai Air Show.

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Startup behind world’s first hydrogen eVTOL eyes 2025 takeoff

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Semi-private US carrier JSX inks deals to buy more than 300 hybrid-electric aircraft

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A rendering of the Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft in JSX branding.
A rendering of the Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft in JSX branding. A contract to buy more than 300 hybrid-electric craft would help the semi-private carrier expand service to smaller communities.

JSX

Air New Zealand and 2 others have placed orders for a new electric 5-seater plane that can fly up to 386 miles — meet Beta's CX300

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A white Beta Technologies CX300 inflight.
The CX300 is an eCTOL, or a conventional takeoff and landing aircraft.

Beta Technologies

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