The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)\npraised the news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would be\nestablishing an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Executive Council to\nprovide further support for enabling a new generation aviation sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe applaud Administrator Dickson\u2019s announcement that he is creating an executive level integration council, internal to the FAA, to \u2018move forward in a coherent way\u2019 on Advanced Air Mobility. To effectively facilitate this emerging sector, many aspects in addition to safety will need to be managed, including air traffic, airports, operations, licensing, domestic policy as well as international coordination.\u00c2\u00a0 The work of the council will be important to the long-term success and scalability of Advanced Air Mobility in meeting the transportation needs of our communities. This announcement, coupled with the recent introduction of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act by Senators Moran and Sinema and Representatives Davids and Graves, shows that this transformative aviation sector is rightfully becoming a priority in the eyes of policymakers,\u201d said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAdvanced Air Mobility is a rapidly emerging sector of the\naerospace industry, and the FAA must bring together all of its expertise across\nthe agency to facilitate the safe, scalable, and timely integration of these\noperations into the National Airspace System,\u201d said Administrator Steve\nDickson. \u201cOur executive council will cut across FAA organizational lines to\nsupport innovation and solutions for this aviation sector, and we look forward\nto getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GAMA member companies are making advancements in innovation and technologies for the development of electric propulsion and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOL) and have been working closely with FAA Aircraft Certification and Flight Standards to address the necessary safety requirements for design and operation of these new aircraft.\u00c2\u00a0 Entry into service will require coordination of policies and priorities across all FAA operational divisions such as air traffic, airports, environmental policy and international affairs to enable integration of this essential transportation service to rural and urban communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn 2015, GAMA began outreach to new and exciting member\ncompanies exploring electric and hybrid propulsion to establish a forum where\nthey could work collaboratively with each other, academia and federal agencies\nsuch as NASA and the FAA as well as other global aviation regulatory\nauthorities. From a modest group of 11\nentities in 2015, this Electric Propulsion and Innovation Committee has grown\nto well over 100 today. Yesterday\u2019s FAA announcement, coupled with\ncongressional attention toward Advanced Air Mobility, comes at a critical time\nin the development of this new sector, particularly as the world looks more\ntoward environmentally sustainable solutions in human mobility,\u201d said Bunce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act\n(S.516 and H.R. 1339) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to establish a\nworking group with other federal agencies to plan for and coordinate efforts\nfor the advancement of operating AAM aircraft. The working group will be tasked\nto review and make recommendations for the federal role in the AAM sector,\nbeyond the initial critical stage of aircraft certification and operations,\nwith a focus on economic and workforce opportunities, potential physical and\ndigital security risks and mitigations, and infrastructure development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement of the Advanced Air Mobility Integration\nExecutive Council was made during a recent town hall hosted by the National\nBusiness Aviation Association (NBAA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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