Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services is targeting the launch of air taxi services in the UAE from January 1, 2026, said Ramandeep Oberoi, CEO of Falcon Aviation Services. In March 2024, the US-based electric flying maker Archer Aviation and Falcon Aviation, an aviation services operator in the UAE, signed an agreement to be vertiport infrastructure partners for critical locations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Under the partnership, Archer and Falcon Aviation will develop state-of-the-art vertiport infrastructure at Atlantis, the Palm in Dubai and the Marina Mall heliport in Abu Dhabi’s Corniche. The two firms will offer passenger service in Archer’s Midnight flying car between these two Falcon vertiports, which will operate almost entirely over water with scenic views of both cities and clock in at as little as 30 minutes from take-off to landing. Earlier this month, Archer Aviation announced the launch of the first commercial flying car flight in Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2026. While speaking during the Mebaa 2024 exhibition and conference in Dubai on Tuesday, Oberoi told Khaleej Times that trials of Archer’s flying car Midnight “will start in May 2025 in Al Ain for 3-4 months and then move to Abu Dhabi. Trials will be in hot and dusty […]