The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has released its three-year plan to enable and scale advanced air mobility (AAM) operations in Ohio. The strategy builds on years of research and planning, including Ohio’s 2021 study on the economic impact of AAM and the 2022 statewide framework that identified how the technology could be introduced. While […]
AAM/UAM
Joby Aviation and Oregon Department of Aviation Highlight Autonomous Flight at Portland International Airport
Joby Aviation and the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODAV) today highlighted the October 2 visit of Joby’s autonomous J208 aircraft to Portland International Airport (PDX). During the stop at Atlantic Aviation, Joby showcased the aircraft and demonstrated its autonomy technology before departing on the final leg of its return journey to the company’s headquarters in […]
Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover Urges Leaning into Many Pathways Needed for Deep Space Innovation at Oklahoma Aerospace Forum
More than 400 aerospace executives, military leaders, policymakers, researchers and students gathered yesterday at the ninth annual Oklahoma Aerospace Forum, where NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Victor J. Glover, Jr., urged attendees to lean into the many pathways driving aerospace and deep-space innovation. Organized by Jones Strategies, this year’s forum focused on strengthening collaboration […]
UDOT Takes Transportation to the Next Level with All-Electric Aircraft Demonstration
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), in partnership with BETA Technologies and 47G, showcased the future of aviation in Utah with a flight of BETA’s all-electric ALIA CX300 aircraft. The demonstration is the latest in a series of real-world flight operations conducted through uFLY, UDOT’s multi-state initiative designed to safely accelerate the integration of advanced […]
NAAMCE Endorses the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act
The National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) announced its endorsement of the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act (H.R. 7553 / S. 3885), bipartisan legislation to modernize and streamline how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other novel designs. […]
BETA Technologies and Marshall University Showcase Future of Electric Aviation in West Virginia
Marshall University and BETA Technologies (NYSE: BETA), an aerospace and defense company, today brought together university leaders, students and community members to experience the future of electric aviation in West Virginia. The event, hosted by Marshall and BETA at Marshall’s Bill Noe Flight School at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW), celebrated the activation of […]
KDOT Partners with Kansas Aviation Museum to Host Joby’s Electric Skies Tour
Photo above – Ray Seif, Wichita Mayor Lily Wu and Textron VP of Global Sales and Strategy, Special Missions and Defense, Bob Gibbs. On Sept 28th, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), Division of Aviation partnered with Joby Aviation and the Kansas Aviation Museum to host a stop along Joby’s Electric Skies tour across the […]
Utah Takes Center Stage in the Future of Autonomous Aviation
The Utah Department of Transportation welcomed Joby Aviation last week as the company remotely operated its supervised autonomous J208 aircraft, equipped with Superpilot™ autonomous flight technology, in Utah. The aircraft arrived in the state as part of the Electric Skies tour, a coast-to-coast journey covering a dozen cities and 5,541 nautical miles. Utah is the […]
Joby Aviation Showcases Autonomous Flight Technology in Oklahoma City as Part of National Electric Skies Tour
By Laura Rudicel Oklahoma’s role in the future of advanced aviation was on display as the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) joined Joby Aviation, federal aviation leaders, and state policymakers for an up-close demonstration of Joby’s autonomous flight technology at AAR Hangar 2 located on the OKC Will Rogers International Airport campus. The […]
National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum Returns Oct. 15 as Industry Shifts from Demonstration to Production
The National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) will host the fifth annual National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum (NAAMIF) on Oct. 15, bringing together aircraft manufacturers, federal regulators, military leaders, investors and infrastructure providers for a working session on what it will take to move advanced air mobility from flight test into production […]
