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The Florida Department of Transportation announced completion of initial demonstration flights under the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program, partnering with Joby Aviation and BETA Technologies. The flights tested cargo deliveries and routes over Tampa Bay using electric conventional and vertical takeoff aircraft
This milestone supports Florida’s development of an advanced aerial highway network, with further flight tests planned in central Florida in November to enhance infrastructure readiness and future commercial operations, according to involved parties
Source: Urban Air Mobility NewsOn October 30, 2026, EHang announced the establishment of a regional hub in Thailand to support deployment of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft across Southeast Asia and emerging markets. The company plans to deploy a fleet of 25 pilotless EH216-S eVTOLs in Thailand for flight validation and operational preparation
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Two electric prototype aircraft landed at Tampa International Airport as part of Florida Department of Transportation's evaluation of a planned statewide aerial highway network. The flights included a Joby Aviation eVTOL aircraft that took off from Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg and landed in Tampa after local airspace operations
Read storyWisk announced the completion and operational launch of its new vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport, California, one of the nation’s first public on-airport vertiports supporting both piloted and autonomous operations. Located adjacent to Wisk’s flight test facilities, the vertiport meets FAA standards and features solar panels and high-precision navigation transceivers
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