Lawmaker proposes laying groundwork for use of air taxis at LMM.

Rep. Víctor Parés Otero

By THE STAR STAFF

Rep. Víctor Parés Otero has filed House Resolution 607, which seeks to conduct a study on the actions of the company operating the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Aerostar Holdings LLC, to accommodate the use of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles (AAMs), better known as “electric air taxis.”

The measure, introduced last month, is part of a package of legislation that the San Juan District 4 lawmaker filed after participating in the International Tourism Fair 2026 (FITUR) held in Madrid last January.

“This is a measure that stems directly from our participation in FITUR, and we will be working on it,” said Parés, who chairs the Government Committee in the island House of Representatives. “Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport [LMM] is the main airport facility in the Caribbean, and what we are aiming for is to have it ready to operate the new electric air taxis that are already a reality in Spain and other European countries.”

In September 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the start of the process to integrate Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles (AAMs) into the nation’s airspace. The Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Integration Pilot Program, an initiative scheduled to begin in April in several states and territories, outlines the parameters for AAMs to safely use designated areas as their airspace.

Parés noted that in January LMM “received a total of 1.2 million passengers. This capacity, along with our island’s unique geographic location, facilitates the incorporation of the ‘Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Integration Pilot Program’ as a first step toward the complete integration of this technology, which will undoubtedly revolutionize transportation in the United States and the rest of the world in the coming decades.”

“This is a matter we will also discuss with Representative Joel Franqui, who has also worked on some aspects of these vehicles,” Parés added.

In Europe, meanwhile, international airports such as Heathrow in London, Charles de Gaulle in Paris and Rome-Fiumicino, as well as Madrid-Barajas, have begun the process of evaluating spaces for the use of AAMs.