Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Delta Backs Startup Promising Air Taxi Service In LA By 2024

Delta has put $200M in a startup which is promising to bring air-taxi service to Los Angeles--which will deliver consumers from neighborhood "skyports" to LAX. According to Delta, it is investing up to $200M in Joby, which says it is working on bringing an air taxi service to Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area, in order to delivery passengers to airport terminals--without having to hail a car or pay for parking. The investment comes alongside a deal to carry Delta passengers traveling through Los Angeles and New York City. Joby is not yet flying its vehicles, but claims it will be launching them in 2024.