The FAA released an implementation plan providing the steps it and others will need to take to safely enable advanced air mobility operations in the near term. The “Innovate28” plan includes various components and the sequence they will occur in for operations to be at scale at one or more sites by 2028.

2017年4月3日 · Air‐taxi is the preferred method for helicopter movements on airports provided ground operations/conditions permit. Air‐taxi authorizes the pilot to proceed above the surface either via hover‐taxi or flight at speeds more than 20 knots. Unless otherwise requested or instructed, the pilot is expected to remain below 100 feet AGL.

2024年10月22日 · Powered lift operations include air taxis, cargo delivery and a variety of operations within urban and rural areas. Are aircraft in the powered-lift category considered part of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)? Yes. AAM is an umbrella term for an air transportation system that moves people and cargo using revolutionary new aircraft.

2024年10月22日 · Federal regulators gave a strong push to electric-powered air taxis Tuesday by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will be trained to fly them.

2024年10月22日 · The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday finalized comprehensive training and pilot certification rules for flying air taxis, addressing a key hurdle to the deployment of electric...

2024年10月23日 · Young companies working feverishly to launch their battery-powered air taxis into service next year just got a big assist from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). On Tuesday, the...

2024年10月22日 · The Federal Aviation Administration has published new rules that it calls “the final piece of the puzzle” toward allowing half-helicopter, half-airplane, electric “air taxis” to start whizzing...

2024年10月31日 · The nascent “air taxi” industry has largely welcomed the new rule, commending FAA for its action. Michael Robbins, president and CEO of the Association for Uncrewed Systems International, stated that the rule marks “a critical step forward in enabling the [electric vertical take-off and landing]-segment of the Advanced Air Mobility ...

2024年10月22日 · Today, the FAA published a comprehensive rule for training and qualifying pilots to fly aircraft in this “powered-lift” category, as well as their operational requirements. These aircraft — what...

2024年11月12日 · Boeing's Wisk Aero is a step closer to someday deploying self-flying air taxis after clearing a key regulatory hurdle with the Federal Aviation Administration, Axios is first to report.