Autonomy 101: The Autonomous Advantage
People are meant to be connected to each other. To experience new places. To gather and be brought together. But in 2024, only 52% of the U.S. population flew commercially, according to a survey summary by Airlines for America. In 2023, 4.4 billion passengers were carried by the world’s airlines—1.8 billion international and 2.6 billion […]
Implementing Comprehensive Cybersecurity to Secure the Advanced Air Mobility Ecosystem
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is poised to revolutionize how we move—expanding access to transportation, enabling faster emergency response, and opening new markets for air services. But behind every eVTOL flight, vertiport landing, or automated route decision lies a cyber-physical ecosystem that must be secured end to end. AAM systems are deeply interconnected, blending cloud software, […]
Autonomy 101: Autonomous Flight with Human Oversight
As the aviation industry embraces Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and autonomous flight, understanding how humans and autonomous systems work together is essential. This balance is vital for ensuring safe, reliable, and predictable operations. Autonomous flight refers to aircraft that can operate using advanced software and algorithms to make informed decisions without human direction, such as […]
Autonomy 101: Role of Automation in Advanced Air Mobility
Autonomy in aviation has reached a significant milestone, largely due to advancements in technologies such as precision navigation and flight management systems. These systems allow aircraft to perform many functions autonomously, crucially navigating, communicating, and managing flight paths without constant human intervention. Automation is at the core of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and is what […]
Autonomy 101: Autonomy Explained
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) introduces a new sector of aviation: passenger-carrying autonomous aircraft operating in urban and regional environments. Think of the autonomous driving cars that have been developed in the last couple years, but for the sky instead of the roads. In this context, autonomy refers to a system capable of operating independently, utilizing […]
TSP 101: Path to Third-Party Service Provider Approval
Approving third-party services in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) presents a complex and evolving challenge. Current regulations primarily focus on certifying physical aircraft, leaving significant gaps in the approval process for decentralized ground-based digital services. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has yet to establish a comprehensive framework for approving Third-Party Service Providers (TSPs), highlighting the urgent […]
