[시사영어 07-19] 미국 에어택시, 드디어 운행 일정 확정

Air Taxis, Hyped for Years, May Finally Take Off

Hyped : (대대적이고 과장된) 광고

take off : 이륙하다, (서둘러) 떠나다

 

For years, flying taxis have represented an exciting but distant dream, fueled in part by industry hype.

Now they have a rollout plan and a target arrival date: 2028.

 

* rollout plan : (신제품, 신규매장 등) 출시/출점/신규가동 계획

 

 

 

* represent

• (행사 등에서 단체 등을) 대표하다
• (~을) 표현하다(나타대다)
• (그림으로) 보여주다

fuel : (특히 언쟁을) 부채질하는[기름을 끼얹는 격이 되는] 것
whisk : (달걀 등을) 휘젓다[휘저어 거품을 내다] (=beat), 재빨리[휙] 가져가다[데려가다], (요리용) 거품기
besides : ~ 외에, 게다가
usher : 안내하다

legislation : 법률의 제정, 입법 행위
lawsuit : 소송, 고소

seek : 찾다, 구하다, 청하다

a safety hazard : 안전상 위험

 

In a document published on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration outlined the steps that it and others need to take to usher in a competitive air taxi market in at least one location by 2028 with limited operations starting as early as 2025.

 

* outline : 개요를 서술하다, 개요, 윤곽

 

 

The vehicles look like small airplanes or helicopters and can take off and land vertically, allowing them to operate from the middle of cities, whisking people to airports or vacation destinations.

 

* whisk

• (달걀 등을) 휘젓다[휘저어 거품을 내다] (=beat)
• 재빨리[휙] 가져가다[데려가다]
• (요리용) 거품기

 

Creating the conditions for air taxis to zip above one or more cities by 2028 will be no small task, and aircraft manufacturers will need the help of many others besides the F.A.A., including other federal agencies and state and local governments.

 

* zip : 지퍼로 잠그다 / (어떤 방향으로) 쌩 하고 가다

* federal : 연방제의, 연방 정부의

 

 

Air taxis are likely to face resistance from local officials and residents who fear that they will be safety hazards or a nuisance.

Legislation and lawsuits seeking to block their use in cities and neighborhoods could set up pitched battles.

 

* be likely to : ~할가능성이 있다

But air taxi companies have had to delay such plans in the past.

In 2017, Uber said it was working on electric air taxis that would conduct passenger flights by 2020.

 

Instead, that was the year Uber sold its air taxi unit to Joby, which said at the time that service could begin “as early as 2023.”

 

* Instead : 대신에

 

Even traditional airplanes made by manufacturers with decades of experience, such as Boeing and Airbus, often face long certification delays.

And F.A.A. officials said they would not compromise safety to meet the 2028 target.

 

* decades of experience : 수년간의 경험

 

 

Limits on battery capacity mean the distance that many air taxis can fly will be restricted.

As a result, the aircraft will probably first be used to transport people in cities to nearby airports — a service that some companies already offer with helicopters in cities like New York.

 

* aircraft : 항공기

 

Investors have taken notice. 투자자들이 관심을 가지고 있다.

 

Several major air taxi companies have gone public in recent years, including Joby, Archer, Lilium in Germany and Vertical Aerospace in England.

This year, Archer, Joby and Lilium raised more than $150 million each from investors.

 

* raise : (자금, 사람 등을) 모으다 / 얻어내다