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  "country": "UAE",
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  "last_verified": "2026-08-22",
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    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure — Design for vertiports approved in Dubai (Feb 2023)",
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    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure — Skyports, RTA and Joby to launch air taxi service in Dubai (Feb 2024)",
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    "id": "joby-ir-2025-11-17",
    "name": "Joby Aviation IR — Dubai Air Taxi Network Takes Flight (17 Nov 2025)",
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    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure",
    "meta_description": "Skyports Infrastructure: London-based vertiport developer, exclusive builder of Dubai's Joby/RTA vertiport network. VDX technically complete April 2026."
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    "name": "Skyports Infrastructure",
    "meta_description": "Skyports Infrastructure: London-based vertiport developer, exclusive builder of Dubai's Joby/RTA vertiport network. VDX technically complete April 2026."
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      "v": "ACS Group (via Iridium) — C轮 2024年4月"
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