Electric 'air taxis' could debut in Japan from 2027

An electric air taxi from Joby Aviation flies near the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in Manhattan, New York City, in November 2023. | REUTERS

Wires
August 8, 2025

All Nippon Airways (ANA) said Thursday that, together with a U.S. startup, it hopes to have electric "air taxis" whizzing over Japan from as early as 2027.

ANA and California-based Joby Aviation said they will establish a joint venture with a view to deploy more than 100 of the five-seater aircraft.

Flying taxis will "revolutionize our air mobility," Koji Shibata, president and CEO of ANA, said in a statement Tuesday.