ALBAWABA - Falcon Aviation Services, the UAE’s market leader in providing competitive, flexible in house and 3rd party aviation support services for the oil and gas, leasing, management, and MRO services, announced the launch of the flying taxi service in UAE in 2025.
UAE flying taxis
Falcon Aviation Services will launch the first trials for its flying taxis in Al Ain city in 2025. This initiative is in partnership with Archer Aviation, a publicly traded US-based company specializing in the development of eVTOL aircraft. The full official launch is scheduled for January 1, 2026.
According to Ramandeep Oberoi, CEO of Falcon Aviation Services, the company and Archer Aviation signed an agreement in March 2024 to launch new flying taxi services in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
“Initially, flying taxis will be operated within Abu Dhabi and the aim is to connect Abu Dhabi-Dubai in mid-2026. We have to create a market, connecting Abu Dhabi-Dubai, Dubai-Ras Al Khaimah (For the Wynn Resort project), and then connect Al Ain. We are dealing with road infrastructure which is also very good in the UAE,” stated Oberoi.
The trips will initially take 30 minutes, as stated, and will cost approximately Dh1,000 per passenger for a one-way flight between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Dh3,000 for a round trip within the same city. (Archer Aviation Facebook)
Additionally, Archer and Falcon Aviation will establish vertiport infrastructure at Atlantis, the Palm in Dubai and the Marina Mall heliport in Abu Dhabi’s Corniche. The trials will begin in 2025 in Al Ain city for three to four months and then move to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The trips will initially take 30 minutes, as stated, and will cost approximately Dh1,000 per passenger for a one-way trip between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Dh3,000 for a round trip within the same city.
“We are not going to hire too many people. Some people will come from the US who are already working on the project. There will be ground operations people to handle vertiports which we already have. Then we have engineering staff. We will add some more,” Oberoi added.
