Electric Aircraft Complete Florida’s First Advanced Air Mobility Demo

Governor DeSantis highlights Florida’s leadership in Advanced Air Mobility during historic “flying car” demonstration in Tampa Bay

Thousands of spectators witnessed history, with two “flying cars” taking off from Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, flying in formation over Tampa Bay, and landing at Signature Aviation at Tampa International Airport, ushering in yet another new era of transportation.

Electric aircraft complete Florida’s first Advanced Air Mobility demo

Electric aircraft flew from St. Petersburg to Tampa in Florida’s first Advanced Air Mobility demo, moving air taxis closer to reality.

BETA Technologies, Joby Aviation complete landmark eIPP Florida flights

Florida has completed its first demonstration flights of the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), organised by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with Joby and BETA Technologies testing cargo deliveries and routes over the Tampa Bay area. Florida is the seventh location to launch under the initiative, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), BETA’s Alia CX300 electric Convent…

St. Pete commemorates historic first flight of air taxis to Tampa

More than 100 years after the world’s first commercial passenger flight traveled from St. Pete to Tampa, history on the route was made once again. Today, the inaugural all-electric air taxi flights flew from Albert Whitted Airport in St. Pete to Tampa International Airport. Notably, the dual flights between two types of craft from two different companies included an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that takes off like a hel…