✈️ The Jetsons and surge pricing

June 14, 2026

Flying taxis are back, because apparently, traffic has people asking for a sky lane. 

Beta Technologies’ Alia 250 is an electric air taxi built to lift off vertically, then cruise like a plane. It has five motors, five battery packs, room for a pilot and five passengers and a roughly 290-mile range. 

@innomoto via YouTube

One hour of flying uses about $28 in electricity. Airports could run quieter and cheaper than helicopters. Why white-knuckle it in rush hour when you can white-knuckle it in a flying toaster?

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