Joby Aviation is partnering with Virgin Atlantic to launch electric air taxis in the U.K., marking the seventh country in which the startup hopes to one

UK residents can soon skip the Tube, Uber, and hours of traffic by gliding through the skies in long-imagined flying taxis. Electric air taxi company Joby and British airline Virgin Atlantic announced a new partnership on Sunday to bring flying taxis to the UK.

Virgin Atlantic has ended its partnership with fellow UK company Vertical Aerospace and agreed instead to launch air taxi services with Joby. The new development marks a major loss for Bristol-based Vertical, for which Virgin was to be potentially its largest customer with options to purchase up to...