Reading - Part 1

Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word. (The word must come from somewhere else in the text.)

Flying Taxis

A new form of transport will be with us in the next few years - flying taxis. Many of us grew up watching sci-fi movies with airborne (1). Science fiction is now becoming (2) fact. The Japanese airline ANA has teamed up with a U.S. tech start-up called Joby Aviation. The two companies aim to start operating air taxis at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. They are currently working together on building the flying vehicles. They also need to work out what traffic rules the taxis will need to follow, and what kind of training (3) taxi pilots will need. The five-seat, all-electric taxi will be able to take off and land vertically. It will have a flight range of 241 kilometres and a top speed of 321 kph. Joby's CEO said the taxis would be good for the (4). He told reporters: "Joby exists to help people save time while reducing their carbon footprint." Japan offers a great opportunity, with 92 per cent of the population (5) in urban areas. The president of ANA, Koji Shibata, was also excited about the project. He (6) ANA has 70 years of experience delivering safe and reliable flights to customers across the world.