California’s Flying E-Taxi Startups Face Daunting Hurdles Ahead of LA28 Olympics Launch

California’s flying e-taxi startups face daunting hurdles ahead of LA28 Olympics launch

If electric air-taxi creators have their way, the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will be the ‘world stage’ for society’s leap into the Jetson’s era. A handful of California startups in this mini-planemaker space are betting they’ll have customers looking for a fast way around traffic jams when the games come to town in July 2028. Also see: Coming to Los Angeles: Air taxis that skip the freeways The jockeying over who grabs the biggest share of t…

Floating an Idea: Metro Board OKs Olympic water taxi study

Metro Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion by Metro Board of Directors chair and Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn to explore the feasibility of a water taxi between San Pedro and Long Beach during the 2028 Los Angeles…

JetZero Sees Flying Wing Plane Demand - Los Angeles Business Journal

The future of commercial aviation could be taking shape inside a hangar next to Long Beach Airport. This is where Long Beach startup JetZero Inc. is developing a “flying wing” aircraft that’s shaped like a B-2 Stealth Bomber, can seat up to 250 passengers and fly across the country using up to 50% less fuel. If successful, the new plane would mark the first fuel-efficient aircraft to hit the mainline commercial aviation market. Many of the prior…