Electric air taxi makes history with first landing at Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport made history this week when an electric air taxi took off and landed there.Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi completed a takeoff and landing using a newly constructed vertipad. The facility marks the first dedicated landing area for electric air taxis established at a commercial airport in the United States.The flight at Orlando International Airport followed a test flight conducted last week across Tampa Bay, which retraced the route of the world’s first commercial airline flight from 1914. Joby envisions offering air taxi flights from the airport to Orlando-area theme parks, reducing travel times to minutes compared to an hour of driving.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis commented on the potential impact of electric air taxi technology on regional highway congestion. “To be able to avoid traffic on the ground and get places a lot quicker and I think the technology is going to continue to advance,” DeSantis said. The Florida Department of Transportation is analyz