While traffic is always at the top of minds for commuters in Southern California, gridlock concerns have grown with major events like the Olympics coming to Los Angeles.

One aviation company is offering a way to ease the congestion with air taxis.

"It's amazingly powerful to think about what the future can be and what this could unlock for us and our daily lives," Eric Lentell, chief legal and strategy officer at Archer Aviation.

Archer Aviation signed a $126 million deal to take over the master lease at Hawthorne Municipal Airport and transform it into the hub of its new urban air taxi network.

"We are super excited when we came across Hawthorne as an opportunity," Lentell said.

Archer Aviation also said it reached a deal to be the official air taxi partner of the LA Olympics and Par

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