This UAM company delivered the first flight test of an eVTOL aircraft in an operational and large international airport in the U.S., and the first eVTOL test in the state of Florida.
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 .
Officials from Tampa International Airport, the state of Florida, and the city of Tampa gathered Thursday to watch what was billed as the first successful air taxi test flight.