Archer’s operations are subject to certifications and regulatory approvals from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). However, the company’s Chief Safety Officer Billy Nolen has said pricing for air taxis will compare to the ‘upper level of premium ground ridesharing services such as Uber Black or Uber Comfort territory’.
“Once we get to mass scale, we see the process coming and falling to the Uber X category,” Nolen told Gulf News on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow last week. Uber charges anything between Dh498 and Dh526 for a one-time trip from Abu Dhabi International Airport to Dubai Mall.
Considering the potential time savings, as the current land journey takes anywhere from an hour-and-a-half to two hours due to Abu Dhabi-Dubai traffic, air taxis could significantly reduce travel time to just…
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