US, European service providers launch the Air Taxi Association (ATXA)

Air taxi providers in the US and Europe have come together and formally launched the Air Taxi Association (ATXA). Principal air taxi companies on ATXA's board include Alpha Airways, DayJet, Earthjet, ImagineAir, JetBird, JumpJet, Linear Air, TaxiJet Spain, and SATSair, among other leading air taxi providers.

Dr. Bruce Holmes, DayJet Director of Aeronautical Research, will serve as ATXA chairman of the board. Described as a father of the air taxi industry, Holmes served as a research pioneer at NASA for over 30 years, where he led strategic development for the Langley Research Center.

"DayJet helped inspire the formation of the Air Taxi Association, and we applaud its launch," Holmes said. "I'm honored to serve the Air Taxi Association and the next generation air taxi industry as the ATXA chairman of the board. Together, ATXA members will work to set industry standards that benefit all of aviation and air taxi service worldwide."

Designed to complement existing aviation organizations and infrastructure, the Air Taxi Association will work with technology providers and partner companies to create policies that will benefit the emerging industry.

"The Air Taxi Association represents the next evolution in air travel, one that is complementary to our incredible worldwide aviation infrastructure," said ATXA president, Joe Leader. "This is about getting people off crowded roadways and into our open skies on direct flights. Away from major hubs, secondary airports allow air taxi passengers to arrive 15 minutes before departure and quickly take off to their end destination."