NATA (National Air Transportation Association) and The\nChoctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) announced a partnership providing the\nstructure for the further development of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)\/Urban\nAir Mobility (UAM) ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NATA and CNO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\naimed at maturing AAM\/UAM education and adoption with the exchange of expertise\nand information through committee engagement and collaboration on business,\noutreach, and event opportunities. This strategic partnership is invaluable in\nthe development of a complex transportation system using innovative aircraft,\ntechnologies, infrastructure, and operations to move people and cargo between\nlocal, regional, intraregional, and urban locations not previously served or\nunderserved by aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe future of AAM\/UAM is now. NATA members from across all\nfunctional areas, including AAM, part 135, FBOs, airports, and MROs, will more\nquickly gain the guidance needed to support, maintain, and operate the next\ngeneration of aircraft through this collaboration. As safety advancements and\neducation are critical to both NATA\u2019s mission and the safe, successful\nimplementation of eVTOL technology, a partnership between NATA and CNO was a\nnatural fit in fostering these pillars across all stages of AAM\/UAM\ndevelopment,\u201d stated NATA President and CEO Curt Castagna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2022, NATA formed its AAM Committee to ensure a unified\napproach to modernization of both the industry\u2019s infrastructure and operational\nframework. NATA believes communication, collaboration, and cooperation between\ngovernment partners and all aviation sector stakeholders will be key to\ncreating a healthy and vibrant AAM ecosystem. NATA sees a natural nexus between\nexisting part 135 operators, general aviation airports, FBO infrastructure, and\nAAM innovation. Urban and rural general aviation airports offer ideal spaces to\nintroduce electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology, and NATA\nmembers are being proactive in preparing to support, maintain, and operate this\nnext generation of aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James Grimsley, CNO Executive Director of Advanced\nTechnology Initiatives, will kick off NATA\u2019s November Aviation Business\nConference in Long Beach, California, discussing the benefits of UAS and AAM\ntechnologies to rural locales, international markets, and the national economy,\nas well as how the CNO is helping to advance this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma looks forward to the many\npositive societal benefits that will be available as a result of emerging\naviation technologies,\u201d said Grimsley. \u201cThe relationship with NATA further\nillustrates CNO\u2019s commitment to being a leader in this exciting growth area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Choctaw Nation\u2014the third largest Indian Nation in the\nUnited States, with more than 200,000 tribal members\u2014has been very involved in\nthe development of emerging aviation technologies, including UAS and AAM. CNO\nwas the first Native American Tribal Government to receive a Public Aircraft\nOperations Certificate of Authorization from the FAA and is home to one of\neight FAA UAS BEYOND sites selected by the DoT. As part of the FAA UAS BEYOND\nprogram, CNO has worked closely with the FAA and other agencies to more fully\nincorporate UAS into the National Airspace System and help deliver the clear\nsafety benefits and operational efficiencies it promises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NATA (National Air Transportation Association) and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) announced a partnership providing the structure for the further development of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)\/Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. NATA and CNO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at maturing AAM\/UAM education and adoption with the exchange of expertise and information […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aam-uam","category-oklahoma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26851,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26850\/revisions\/26851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}