United getting in to urban mobility?!?
02-11-2021 | 05:03 AM
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I'm just wondering how they're going to ensure that someone landing in a neighborhood isn't going to land on a car or a person. Air taxis are probably an eventual reality, but I'm curious to see if they could really get this thing approved by the FAA in the next three years. You're talking about a whole new set of regulations and safety rules. Unless they put something like a heliport in the middle of a neighborhood, kind of like a park n ride lot where everyone could drive to it. I guess that'd still be better than driving to the airport. It'll be interesting to see how they pull it off of it ever gets that far.
So, to your point, these more specialized/restricted areas will probably have dedicated VTOL ports, but I would doubt this will pop up in every little suburb.
02-11-2021 | 05:45 AM
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02-11-2021 | 05:50 AM
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Not sure about that. The first airline that can combine local transportation to the airport (eliminating the time and cost of getting to the airport and parking fees) with the total trip and include it in a single ticket purchase might have a huge advantage over the competition.
02-11-2021 | 05:55 AM
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Had the same thought. Probably gives some of the more Green New Deal-promoting Members of Congress psychological cover when voting to send another $14B to an industry that by necessity involves spewing tons of carbon into the upper atmosphere.
02-11-2021 | 05:59 AM
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Not sure about that. The first airline that can combine local transportation to the airport (eliminating the time and cost of getting to the airport and parking fees) with the total trip and include it in a single ticket purchase might have a huge advantage over the competition.
02-11-2021 | 06:01 AM
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Not sure about that. The first airline that can combine local transportation to the airport (eliminating the time and cost of getting to the airport and parking fees) with the total trip and include it in a single ticket purchase might have a huge advantage over the competition.
02-11-2021 | 06:09 AM
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do you think that people who can afford a helicopter to the airport are going to ride commercial? Our first class pax are largely free upgrades. A very small % actually buy the seat. Coach folks- no way. So how big is the market really going to be? After reading all the info, I’m inclined to believe the PR/virtue signaling arguments. The business side just doesn’t seem plausible, at least not for a looooooong time.
It would be largely business and first classes I am sure. Not all wealthy individuals own private planes. Many don't see the need or fly enough to make the numbers work.
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