Addressing Advanced Air Mobility Safety Gaps with an Operational Risk Assessment
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) represents a transformative shift in aviation, introducing new aircraft, new operational paradigms, and new roles for digital infrastructure. With new technology comes new safety considerations. SkyGrid’s latest whitepaper, Operational Risk Assessment for Advanced Air Mobility Third-Party Service Providers, examines how an Operational Risk Assessment (ORA) can help address the hidden safety gaps […]
Digital 101: Building the Digital Infrastructure of Advanced Air Mobility
Picture this: you want to travel from the airport to downtown, and you can choose between sitting in traffic for an hour or taking an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft that gets you there in 15 minutes. For AAM to succeed, it must consistently deliver on this promise—faster, more efficient transportation that changes how people […]
Digital 101: Why a Digital-First Mindset is Essential for AAM
The future of flight is taking shape above our cities, promising a new era of on-demand air mobility. Electric air taxis, delivery drones, and autonomous aircraft will transform how we transport people and goods through urban airspace. But there’s a fundamental problem: our current aviation system wasn’t designed for what’s coming next. To reach the […]
FAA’s BVLOS NPRM: A Certifiable Pathway to Safely Scale AAM Operations
The future of aviation demands safe, routine autonomous operations, and new rules by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may finally deliver the framework to make that vision real. This month, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and FAA proposed two pivotal rules: Part 108 and Part 146. Together, they establish the necessary structure for governing […]
ANSP 101: How Legacy and Next-Gen Systems Can Coexist
The evolution of Air Traffic Management (ATM) is about integrating and supplementing new tools into legacy systems, not replacing them. Until now, Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) have safely managed the flow of aircraft using trusted systems like radar networks, voice communications, Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs), meteorological data, and surveillance tools. These legacy ATM […]
ANSP 101: Automating for Efficiency, Capacity, and Safety
Picture the low-altitude skies above a major city five years from now: dozens of autonomous cargo flights, passenger eVTOL services, and helicopters operating simultaneously. Without new tools, even the most skilled controllers could quickly hit their workload limits. Automation is the key to scaling Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) without overwhelming Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) […]