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  "country": "UAE",
  "city": "Dubai",
  "status": "trial_only",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-22",
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  "meta_description": "Not flying yet. As of 22 August 2026 Dubai's air taxi has a certified vertiport (VDX, 7 Jul 2026) and a target of first passengers before the end of 2026. Every milestone on the road to launch, dated and sourced.",
  "latitude": 25.2532,
  "longitude": 55.3657,
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   {
    "id": "joby-ir-2024-02-11",
    "name": "Joby Aviation IR — Joby to Launch Air Taxi Service in UAE (11 Feb 2024)",
    "url": "https://ir.jobyaviation.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/87/joby-to-launch-air-taxi-service-in-uae",
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    "id": "skyports-2024-11-12",
    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure — Skyports and RTA break ground on first vertiport in Dubai (12 Nov 2024)",
    "url": "https://skyports.net/skyports-and-rta-break-ground-on-first-vertiport-in-dubai/",
    "type": "primary",
    "accessed": "2026-08-22"
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   {
    "id": "joby-ir-2025-06-30",
    "name": "Joby Aviation IR — Joby Cements Global Lead with Dubai Flights (30 Jun 2025)",
    "url": "https://ir.jobyaviation.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/132/joby-cements-global-lead-in-air-taxi-industry-with-dubai",
    "type": "operator-ir",
    "accessed": "2026-08-22"
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   {
    "id": "joby-ir-2025-11-17",
    "name": "Joby Aviation IR — Dubai Air Taxi Network Takes Flight (17 Nov 2025)",
    "url": "https://ir.jobyaviation.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/162/dubai-air-taxi-network-takes-flight-joby-completes",
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    "accessed": "2026-08-22"
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   {
    "id": "gulf-news-2025-11-20",
    "name": "Gulf News — Dubai air taxi fares could eventually match Uber, Careem, says RTA CEO (20 Nov 2025)",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/dubai-air-taxi-fares-could-eventually-match-uber-careem-says-rta-ceo-1.500353007",
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    "accessed": "2026-08-22"
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    "id": "joby-uber-2026-02-25",
    "name": "Joby Aviation — Get Ready for Takeoff with Uber and Joby (25 Feb 2026)",
    "url": "https://www.jobyaviation.com/news/get-ready-for-takeoff-with-uber-and-joby",
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    "accessed": "2026-08-22"
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    "id": "skyports-2026-04-16",
    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure — Air taxi ready: world's first commercial vertiport reaches technical completion (16 Apr 2026)",
    "url": "https://skyports.net/worlds-first-commercial-vertiport-technical-completion/",
    "type": "primary",
    "accessed": "2026-08-22"
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    "id": "skyports-2026-07-07",
    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure — UAE Makes Global Aviation History with GCAA's Certification of the World's First Purpose-Built Commercial Vertiport (7 Jul 2026)",
    "url": "https://skyports.net/post/uae-makes-global-aviation-history-with-certification-worlds-first-purpose-built-commercial-vertiport-skyports-infrastructure",
    "type": "primary",
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    "id": "national-2026-07-07",
    "name": "The National — Dubai's air taxis primed for lift-off after approval for first vertiport (7 Jul 2026)",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/07/07/dubais-air-taxis-primed-for-lift-off-after-approval-for-first-vertiport/",
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   "en": {
    "name": "Dubai air taxi launch tracker",
    "meta_description": "Not flying yet. As of 22 August 2026 Dubai's air taxi has a certified vertiport (VDX, 7 Jul 2026) and a target of first passengers before the end of 2026. Every milestone on the road to launch, dated and sourced."
   },
   "ar": {
    "name": "Dubai air taxi launch tracker",
    "meta_description": "Not flying yet. As of 22 August 2026 Dubai's air taxi has a certified vertiport (VDX, 7 Jul 2026) and a target of first passengers before the end of 2026. Every milestone on the road to launch, dated and sourced."
   },
   "fr": {
    "name": "Dubai air taxi launch tracker",
    "meta_description": "Not flying yet. As of 22 August 2026 Dubai's air taxi has a certified vertiport (VDX, 7 Jul 2026) and a target of first passengers before the end of 2026. Every milestone on the road to launch, dated and sourced."
   },
   "de": {
    "name": "Dubai air taxi launch tracker",
    "meta_description": "Not flying yet. As of 22 August 2026 Dubai's air taxi has a certified vertiport (VDX, 7 Jul 2026) and a target of first passengers before the end of 2026. Every milestone on the road to launch, dated and sourced."
   },
   "zh": {
    "name": "Dubai air taxi launch tracker",
    "meta_description": "Not flying yet. As of 22 August 2026 Dubai's air taxi has a certified vertiport (VDX, 7 Jul 2026) and a target of first passengers before the end of 2026. Every milestone on the road to launch, dated and sourced."
   }
  },
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   {
    "id": "commercial_service",
    "k": "Commercial service",
    "v": "NOT LAUNCHED (as of 22 Aug 2026)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الخدمة التجارية",
      "v": "لم تُطلق (حتى 22 أغسطس 2026)"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Service commercial",
      "v": "NON LANCÉ (au 22 août 2026)"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Kommerzieller Dienst",
      "v": "NICHT GESTARTET (Stand 22. Aug. 2026)"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "商业服务",
      "v": "未开通（截至 2026-08-22）"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "stated_target",
    "k": "Stated target",
    "v": "First passengers before end of 2026 (Joby, Feb 2026)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الهدف المعلن",
      "v": "أول الركاب قبل نهاية 2026 (جوبي، فبراير 2026)"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Objectif affiché",
      "v": "Premiers passagers avant fin 2026 (Joby, fév. 2026)"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Erklärtes Ziel",
      "v": "Erste Passagiere vor Ende 2026 (Joby, Feb. 2026)"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "官方目标",
      "v": "2026 年底前搭载首批乘客（Joby，2026 年 2 月）"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "vertiport",
    "k": "Vertiport",
    "v": "VDX at DXB — GCAA-certified 7 Jul 2026",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الفرتيبورت",
      "v": "VDX عند مطار دبي — معتمد في 7 يوليو 2026"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "VDX à DXB — certifié GCAA le 7 juil. 2026"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "VDX am DXB — GCAA-zertifiziert 7. Juli 2026"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "垂直起降场",
      "v": "DXB 旁 VDX — 2026-07-07 获 GCAA 认证"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "flight_testing",
    "k": "Flight testing",
    "v": "Piloted campaign complete incl. 17-min point-to-point",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "اختبارات الطيران",
      "v": "حملة مأهولة مكتملة تشمل رحلة 17 دقيقة"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Essais en vol",
      "v": "Campagne pilotée achevée, dont un vol de 17 min"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Flugerprobung",
      "v": "Pilotierte Kampagne abgeschlossen, inkl. 17-Min.-Flug"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "试飞",
      "v": "有人驾驶试飞完成，含 17 分钟点对点飞行"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "booking",
    "k": "Booking",
    "v": "Uber app at launch — announced 25 Feb 2026",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الحجز",
      "v": "تطبيق أوبر عند الإطلاق — أُعلن 25 فبراير 2026"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Réservation",
      "v": "App Uber au lancement — annoncé le 25 fév. 2026"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Buchung",
      "v": "Uber-App zum Start — angekündigt 25. Feb. 2026"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "预订",
      "v": "开通后经 Uber 应用 — 2026-02-25 宣布"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "fares",
    "k": "Fares",
    "v": "Not announced",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الأجرة",
      "v": "غير معلنة"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Tarifs",
      "v": "Non annoncés"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Preise",
      "v": "Nicht angekündigt"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "票价",
      "v": "未公布"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "still_pending",
    "k": "Still pending",
    "v": "Joby operational certification with the GCAA; first passenger flight",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "ما زال معلقاً",
      "v": "اعتماد جوبي التشغيلي من الهيئة؛ أول رحلة ركاب"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Encore en attente",
      "v": "Certification opérationnelle GCAA de Joby ; premier vol passagers"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Noch offen",
      "v": "GCAA-Betriebszertifizierung für Joby; erster Passagierflug"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "仍待完成",
      "v": "Joby 的 GCAA 运营认证；首个载客航班"
     }
    }
   }
  ]
 }
}