Uber is going to great heights to get around New York City rush hour traffic.
优步将在纽约的交通高峰时段开辟高空路线。
The rideshare company launched its Uber Copter service on Tuesday, offering rides from lower Manhattan to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on weekday afternoons -- for its Platinum and Diamond Uber Rewards members.
这家拼车服务公司周二推出了优步直升机服务，在工作日下午提供从曼哈顿下城到约翰·F·肯尼迪国际机场的运载服务，以奖励其白金和钻石会员。
"We’re excited to announce the first step toward building the future of urban air mobility and transforming urban aviation: Uber Copter," the company said in a press release.
该公司在一份新闻稿中表示:“我们很兴奋地宣布，朝着打造城市航空机动性的未来和改造城市航空的方向迈出了第一步:优步直升机。”
"Uber Copter is our first aerial ridesharing option."
“优步直升机将会是我们的第一个空中拼车选择。”
To hail a helicopter, riders must be in a designated zone, in which "Copter" appears as an option within the app.
要想呼叫直升机，乘客必须处在指定的区域内，“直升机”是应用程序中的一个选项。
Chopper rides to JFK can be booked up to five days in advance.
乘坐直升机前往肯尼迪机场的乘客最多可以提前5天预订。
On the way home, you book the rides after your flight lands.
在返程的路上，你要在飞机着陆后预订直升机。
Currently the chopper service is only available on iOS, so Android users are out of luck.
目前，chopper服务只能在iOS上使用，所以安卓用户就没那么幸运了。
During a test run of Uber Copter during the late afternoon on Wednesday, an ABC Producer found two differently-priced options to JFK from the designated zone.
周三下午晚些时候，美国广播公司的一位制片人在对优步直升机进行试运行时，在指定区域发现了飞往肯尼迪机场的两种不同价格的航班。
From Balthazar, a restaurant in SoHo, to JFK the trip was priced at $216.57.
从苏荷区的巴尔萨泽餐厅到肯尼迪机场，全程票价为216.57美元。
From Brookfield Place near the World Trade Center, the trip to JFK came out to $253.51.
从世界贸易中心附近的布鲁克菲尔德广场出发，前往肯尼迪机场的票价为253.51美元。
The helicopter flights are operated by HeliFlite, a direct air carrier the Silicon Valley company has partnered with.
直升机飞行由HeliFlite运营，这是这家硅谷公司的合作伙伴之一。
HeliFlite has earned ARGUS Platinum and Wyvern Wingman safety ratings, according to the Uber press release.
根据优步的新闻稿，HeliFlite获得了ARGUS白金级和Wyvern僚机安全级别。
The company also said it was implementing a Safety Management System (SMS) for all future Uber Air services including Uber Copter, using data to analyze trends and hazard reporting.
该公司还表示，正在为包括优步直升机在内的所有未来优步航空服务实施安全管理系统，使用数据分析趋势和危险报告。
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