10-Minute ‘Flying Taxi’ Route Between Newark & NYC Is In The Works
It’s possible that the commute between Newark Airport and Downtown Manhattan might only be 10 minutes in the future. United Airlines and Archer Aviation recently announced their partnership and plan…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 24: A yellow cab taxi is seen on March 24, 2022 in New York City. Uber announced that it will begin to list all New York City taxis through its app starting this spring to a limited number of users before a full roll out in the summer. Uber spokesperson Conor Ferguson said that customers will be paying roughly the same amount for taxi rides as they would for Uber X rides and that the city’s some 14,000 cabbies will be able to see what a trip will pay before they decide whether to accept it, something the Uber drivers in New York cannot do.
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)It's possible that the commute between Newark Airport and Downtown Manhattan might only be 10 minutes in the future. United Airlines and Archer Aviation recently announced their partnership and plan to launch an "airport to city center" air route. The route should take approximately 10 minutes. The route will be between United’s hub at Newark Airport and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, located above Battery Park on Pier 6 in New York City. With traffic and especially during rush hour, the aforementioned route can take as long as an hour. The four-passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, look like small planes but move more like a helicopter, according to Afar Magazine.
"Once operational, electric air taxis will fundamentally change how United customers experience comfort, convenience, and efficiency during their commutes to the airport," stated Michael Leskinen, president of United Airlines Ventures per Afar. “Archer’s New York to Newark route marks another important benchmark towards providing a carbon-neutral and safe commute that drastically reduces the travel time and produces a fraction of the sound emitted by helicopters.”
United’s corporate venture fund was created to help the company reach net zero emissions by 2050.
This announcement follows United's recent investment in Eve Air Mobility. The airline will reportedly purchase 200 four-seat electric aircraft, which will also be used for an air taxi service, per the publication.
"United has made early investments in several cutting-edge technologies at all levels of the supply chain, staking out our position as a leader in aviation sustainability and innovation," said Leskinen in a press release. "Our agreement with Eve highlights our confidence in the urban air mobility market and serves as another important benchmark toward our goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050— without using traditional offsets. Together, we believe our suite of clean energy technologies will revolutionize air travel as we know it and serve as the catalyst for the aviation industry to move toward a sustainable future."
The airline aims to have the route from New York City to Newark up and running by 2025.
The new Terminal A located at Newark Liberty International Airport will showcase the work of 29 local artists with unique art installations to create a transformative customer experience offering a distinctive New Jersey sense of place.
The announcement comes as part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $2.7 billion redevelopment program which supports their overall vision and plan to transform the customer experience across all its facilities.
According to the nj.gov press release, the goal of the art program is to transform the terminal into a civic space and artistic center that reflects the creativity, innovation, and diversity of New Jersey and the region.
“Unprecedented in its magnitude and potential impact, Port Authority’s transformation of Terminal A will result in a space that is quintessentially New Jersey,” said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in a press release. “The new public art installations on display at Terminal A emphasize that Newark Liberty is not just a driver of regional economic activity, but an internationally recognized landmark within a culturally rich and inclusive landscape. There’s no better way to emphasize the value of such diversity and cultural exchange than by showcasing the work of local artists who represent the very best our state has to offer in terms of talent, innovation, and vision.”
Inside Terminal A, you'll find two permanent public art installations created by artists Layqa Nuna Yawar and Karyn Olivier. Complementing the two large and ambitious installations are 27 works by local artists — eight of whom are from Newark and Elizabeth.
Their artwork will be displayed in the digital welcome banner spanning the departures area, along with artists and photographers whose work will be rotating throughout the terminal. The artists’ installations will be unveiled with the opening of the new Terminal A this week.
It was also noted that the new Terminal A is expected to generate more than $4.6 billion in regional economic activity, create more than 23,000 job years, and provide more than $1.9 billion in wages.
Scroll below to view the full list of the artists featured in the new Terminal A.
Rorshach Ayala [Newark, NJ]
Brian Branch-Price [ Plainfield, NJ]
Andrzej Jerzy Lech [Jersey City, NJ]
Karyn Olivier [Philadelphia, PA]
Shoshanna Weinberger (Newark, NJ)
Jesse Wright (Newark, NJ)
Layqa Nuna Yawar (Newark, NJ)
John Vlahakis [Harvey Cedars, NJ]
Kervin Andre
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