Tampa International Airport tests electric air taxi for first time

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Tampa International Airport is aiming to make electric air taxis a possibility.

On Thursday, the airport hosted Florida’s first test flight of an electric vertical takeoff and landing plane, more commonly known as eVTOLs or electric air taxis.

It was also the first demonstration in the U.S. at a major airport, which officials said was symbolic of the region’s history as the birthplace of commercial flight.

“This is going to be a reality for us very soon,” said Tampa International Airport’s chief executive Joe Lopano.

Flying taxis are intended for shorter- or medium-range travel as destinations within a city or between a metropolitan center and its suburbs, whether for passengers or cargo. The hopes of this technology is to reduce traffic congestion and lower emissions.
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