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Dubai plans for flying taxi network by 2026

Render of Skyports' vertiport near Dubai International Airport, the first of four vertiports to be built in Dubai.

A rendering of Skyports' vertiport near Dubai International Airport, the first of four vertiports to be built in Dubai. (Skyports)

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai has taken another step toward launching flying taxis amid growing gridlock on the emirate’s roads.

Key stakeholders in the project – Dubai and federal regulators, U.S. aircraft company Joby Aviation and...