Air TaxiExperts Discuss Considerations for Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure and Integration NASA recently published a whitepaper outlining more than 450 considerations for selecting vertiport locations. According to Nancy Mendonca, Deputy of the AAM Mission Integration Office at NASA, there was previously a lack…
Air TaxiNASA Workshop Defines Progress and Goals for Advanced Air Mobility Integration NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Ecosystem Working Groups (AEWG) hosted a virtual workshop this week featuring discussions on AAM integration. Starting in June, the AEWG will develop more formal roadmaps based on…
Air TaxiThe Quiet eVTOL Revolution: Designing Acoustics for Public Acceptance A panel discussion at this year’s Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas, covered perspectives on acoustics of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft from several industry leaders including Ben Goldman of Archer Aviation,…
AI & AutonomyWisk and City of Long Beach Partner to Study Economic Impact of Advanced Air Mobility Wisk Aero, an advanced air mobility (AAM) company, just announced a partnership with the Long Beach Economic Partnership to conduct a study on the economic impact of AAM operations in Southern California.…
CommercialEuropean and US Regulators Discuss Latest Efforts to Integrate Unmanned Aircraft into Civilian Airspace A live webcast hosted by the Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) this week covered regulatory efforts to integrate commercial drones into the existing European and U.S. airspace systems. Discussion centered around…
Air TaxiPublic Acceptance or Public Tolerance? Industry Experts Talk AAM Community Integration Electric air taxis are speeding towards their certification and commercial debuts. While there has been lots of attention on the design and capabilities of these aircraft themself, there has been less attention…