Skip the jams, take the jet: Dubai’s flying taxis are (almost) cleared for takeoff

Dubai commuters may soon have a new way to skip traffic: air taxis.

Joby Aviation conducted the first test flight of its fully-electric air taxi in the emirate this week, a major milestone in the city’s efforts to integrate airborne transport into existing mobility networks as early as next year.

Joby hopes its air-taxis will ease pressure on existing ground transportation and offer travelers a faster alternative as Dubai faces increasing congestion.

“We want to change the way people commute,” Anthony Khoury...