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  "country": "UAE",
  "city": "Dubai",
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  "meta_description": "Booking will run through the Uber app: 'Uber Air powered by Joby' appears as a trip option and one tap books every leg. Not bookable yet as of August 2026 — no official waitlist exists. Launch expected before end of 2026.",
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    "id": "joby-uber-2026-02-25",
    "name": "Joby Aviation — Get Ready for Takeoff with Uber and Joby (25 Feb 2026)",
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    "name": "Joby Aviation IR — Joby to Launch Air Taxi Service in UAE (11 Feb 2024)",
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    "name": "The National — Dubai's air taxis primed for lift-off after approval for first vertiport (7 Jul 2026)",
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    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure — UAE Makes Global Aviation History with GCAA's Certification of the World's First Purpose-Built Commercial Vertiport (7 Jul 2026)",
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    "name": "How to book Dubai’s air taxi",
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    "name": "How to book Dubai’s air taxi",
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   },
   "fr": {
    "name": "How to book Dubai’s air taxi",
    "meta_description": "Booking will run through the Uber app: 'Uber Air powered by Joby' appears as a trip option and one tap books every leg. Not bookable yet as of August 2026 — no official waitlist exists. Launch expected before end of 2026."
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    "name": "How to book Dubai’s air taxi",
    "meta_description": "Booking will run through the Uber app: 'Uber Air powered by Joby' appears as a trip option and one tap books every leg. Not bookable yet as of August 2026 — no official waitlist exists. Launch expected before end of 2026."
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    "name": "How to book Dubai’s air taxi",
    "meta_description": "Booking will run through the Uber app: 'Uber Air powered by Joby' appears as a trip option and one tap books every leg. Not bookable yet as of August 2026 — no official waitlist exists. Launch expected before end of 2026."
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    "id": "bookable_today",
    "k": "Bookable today",
    "v": "No (as of 22 Aug 2026)",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "الحجز متاح اليوم؟",
      "v": "لا (حتى 22 أغسطس 2026)"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Réservable aujourd’hui",
      "v": "Non (au 22 août 2026)"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Heute buchbar",
      "v": "Nein (Stand 22. Aug. 2026)"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "今天能预订吗",
      "v": "不能（截至 2026-08-22）"
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    "v": "Uber app — ‘Uber Air powered by Joby’ trip option",
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      "k": "قناة الحجز",
      "v": "تطبيق أوبر — خيار \"Uber Air powered by Joby\""
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      "k": "Canal de réservation",
      "v": "App Uber — option « Uber Air powered by Joby »"
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     "de": {
      "k": "Buchungskanal",
      "v": "Uber-App — Option „Uber Air powered by Joby“"
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     "zh": {
      "k": "预订渠道",
      "v": "Uber 应用 — “Uber Air powered by Joby”选项"
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    "k": "How it works",
    "v": "One tap books every leg of the journey (Joby-Uber, 25 Feb 2026)",
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     "ar": {
      "k": "آلية العمل",
      "v": "ضغطة واحدة تحجز كل مراحل الرحلة (جوبي-أوبر، 25 فبراير 2026)"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Fonctionnement",
      "v": "Un geste réserve chaque étape (Joby-Uber, 25 fév. 2026)"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Ablauf",
      "v": "Ein Tipp bucht jede Etappe (Joby-Uber, 25. Feb. 2026)"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "使用方式",
      "v": "一键预订全程各段（Joby-Uber，2026-02-25）"
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    "k": "Official waitlist",
    "v": "None announced",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "قائمة انتظار رسمية",
      "v": "لا توجد"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Liste d’attente officielle",
      "v": "Aucune"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Offizielle Warteliste",
      "v": "Keine"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "官方候补名单",
      "v": "不存在"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "launch_window",
    "k": "Launch window",
    "v": "‘First passengers later this year’ — Joby, Feb 2026",
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     "ar": {
      "k": "نافذة الإطلاق",
      "v": "\"أول الركاب في وقت لاحق هذا العام\" — جوبي، فبراير 2026"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Fenêtre de lancement",
      "v": "« Premiers passagers plus tard cette année » — Joby, fév. 2026"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Startfenster",
      "v": "„Erste Passagiere später in diesem Jahr“ — Joby, Feb. 2026"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "开通窗口",
      "v": "“今年晚些时候搭载首批乘客” — Joby，2026 年 2 月"
     }
    }
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    "k": "Aircraft",
    "v": "Joby S4 — pilot + 4 passengers, up to 200 mph",
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     "ar": {
      "k": "الطائرة",
      "v": "جوبي S4 — طيار و4 ركاب، حتى 320 كم/س"
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     "fr": {
      "k": "Appareil",
      "v": "Joby S4 — pilote + 4 passagers, jusqu’à 320 km/h"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Fluggerät",
      "v": "Joby S4 — Pilot + 4 Passagiere, bis 320 km/h"
     },
     "zh": {
      "k": "机型",
      "v": "Joby S4 — 飞行员 + 4 名乘客，最高约 320 公里/小时"
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    }
   },
   {
    "id": "first_route_base",
    "k": "First route base",
    "v": "VDX vertiport at DXB, GCAA-certified 7 Jul 2026",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "k": "نقطة الانطلاق الأولى",
      "v": "فرتيبورت VDX عند مطار دبي الدولي — معتمد في 7 يوليو 2026"
     },
     "fr": {
      "k": "Premier point de départ",
      "v": "Vertiport VDX à DXB, certifié GCAA le 7 juil. 2026"
     },
     "de": {
      "k": "Erster Startpunkt",
      "v": "Vertiport VDX am DXB, GCAA-zertifiziert 7. Juli 2026"
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     "zh": {
      "k": "首发起点",
      "v": "DXB 旁 VDX 垂直起降场，2026-07-07 获 GCAA 认证"
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