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Dubai\u2019s <\/strong>air taxi rollout is getting attention in the foreign press<\/strong>, with Reuters<\/a> reporting on Joby Aviation\u2019s first test flight in the emirate<\/a> and the city\u2019s plans to integrate electric air taxis into its transport network. \u201cWe want to change the way people commute,\u201d Joby\u2019s UAE GM Anthony Khoury said, noting that a flight from DXB to Palm Jumeirah could take just 12 minutes, versus 45 minutes by car. The firm aims for broad accessibility, though early pricing will likely cater to premium travelers. Reuters also flagged regulatory and infrastructure hurdles ahead. <\/p>\n

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REFRESHER- <\/strong>The California-based firm signed a six-year agreement with Dubai\u2019s Roads and Transport Authority<\/a> last year to launch commercial services by early 2026. The pair completed the region\u2019s first Joby test flight earlier this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A flight from DXB to Palm Jumeirah could take just 12 minutes, versus 45 minutes by car<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1551],"tags":[306,7,5,41],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-105143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uae-in-the-news","tag-aviation","tag-enterpriseam-uae","tag-roads-and-transport-authority","tag-uae-in-the-news","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"c7615085-5388-49a7-93b6-83b0ce89401b","order":"12","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/108.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Joby Aviation\u2019s first air taxi flight in Dubai garners attention","related_issue":[105121],"teaser":"A flight from DXB to Palm Jumeirah could take just 12 minutes, versus 45 minutes by car","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/7\/.fe7c5090-b8ae-4e76-ac0d-7009ed00987d.mp3"},"yoast_head":"\nJoby\u2019s Dubai test flight garners attention - 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