Top Highlights

• we finally stand on the cusp of realizing the potential of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) – a new transportation concept that uses innovative aircraft designs and flight technologies to move people and cargo and perform services more efficiently.
• Beyond the excitement surrounding initial operations, it is important to note that AAM’s impact on our lives will grow gradually. The first such air-taxi services will be limited in numbers, and will likely be restricted to “premium journeys,”
• For this technology to become more accessible, we need solutions that can scale the number of aircraft and drones flying over a city from a few dozen to hundreds or even thousands.
• While the concept of autonomous aircraft may sit uneasily with some people, it is important to think in terms of how autonomy can augment human capabilities in aviation – and vice versa – rather than replacing them.
• Onboard automation coupled with the right space and ground-based positioning and communication infrastructures are also capable of routinely landing widebody airliners safely in challenging, zero-visibility conditions.

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