An air shuttle is a scheduled airline service on short routes with a simplified fare and class structure.
Some shuttles are established by governments, businesses, or organizations which require a high level of service in an otherwise thin corridor.
For example, the Federal Aviation Administration's William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey operates an air shuttle to ferry FAA employees to and from Reagan National Airport (DCA) near Washington, DC four days a week.
The pioneer service was the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo air bridge in Brazil which began 5 July 1959.
Air shuttles increasingly face competition from high-speed rail and many airlines withdraw from the market or reduce service shortly after competing high-speed rail services start.