The Future of Air Taxis

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Skeptics say air taxis won't be able to fit into the U.S. airspace. There are also concerns about noise, and whether they will have enough places for people to land. The manufacturers say that these will be very quiet but there is the question as one of the people I talked to raised of the B versus the B hive.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has met with China's President Xi Xinping in an attempt to ease US-Sino tensions. Plus, the aerospace industry says that flying taxis could soon be on the horizon in cities around the world.

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