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Take-off for on-demand island-hopping air taxi

An on-demand air taxi service for passengers and freight has been launched in the UK’s and is designed to cut a 100-minute journey between the islands of Guernsey and Jersey to 40 minutes. The service is operated by an Air Operator Certificated company called Waves whose CEO, Nick Magliocchetti, said: “there is no schedule.” He claims company can offer air taxi services at a fraction of the cost of other operators by “ensuring its business model is effective without impacting on customer experience or
November 16, 2017 Read time: 1 min

An on-demand air taxi service for passengers and freight has been launched in the UK’s and is designed to cut a 100-minute journey between the islands of Guernsey and Jersey to 40 minutes.

The service is operated by an Air Operator Certificated company called Waves whose CEO, Nick Magliocchetti, said: “there is no schedule.” He claims company can offer air taxi services at a fraction of the cost of other operators by “ensuring its business model is effective without impacting on customer experience or passenger safety.”

The company matches the leased aircraft (initially Cessna Caravans) to the trip to minimises fuel requirements and is in the final stages of testing its booking system and security app. It is also launching a £500,000 crowdfunding campaign site to expand its operations across the UK’s 880 airfields.

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