Proposals Include Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announcement naming eight selected projects illustrate the agency’s belief that electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOLs) and advanced air mobility aircraft will radically redefine personal travel, regional transportation, cargo logistics and emergency medicine in the future. The FAA says the pilot projects will create one of the largest real-world testing environments for next-generation aircraft in the world. Data from the pilot projects will be used by the FAA to develop new regulations that safely enable this futuristic technology at scale. The public will start to see operations begin under this program by summer 2026.
