Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group
Fostering leadership and interagency collaboration in the adoption and deployment of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), a transportation system that will move people and property by air using highly automated aircraft with advanced technologies in controlled and uncontrolled airspace within the United States.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Department of Transportation received several requests to extend the comment period for the Request for Information (RFI) regarding the future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. DOT is extending the comment period. Comments are now due by August 16, 2023. Below is a copy of the RFI.
DOT seeks information from industry and the public on a variety of topics listed in the RFI, including:
- What are the AAM industry’s most likely use cases in the future;
- How AAM expansion will occur while maintaining aviation safety;
- What statutes, regulations, or policies should be created or updated to support the expansion of AAM operations;
- What environmental impacts the AAM industry as a whole might have;
- How the future of AAM could expand jobs in the United States.
DOT encourages interested stakeholders to respond to the RFI and DOT will also continue engaging with appropriate stakeholders throughout the rest of the year.
ABOUT THE AAM IWG
In October 2022, President Biden signed into law the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (the Act) and directed the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group (AAM IWG). The purpose of the AAM IWG is to plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system, particularly passenger carrying aircraft, in order to grow new transportation options, amplify economic activity and jobs, advance environmental sustainability and new technologies, and support emergency preparedness and competitiveness.
The AAM IWG is comprised of 22 members from the following Federal departments and agencies.
- Department of Transportation
- Department of State
- Department of Defense
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Labor
- Department of Energy
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of Homeland Security
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
- Office of Management and Budget
- Council of Economic Advisors
- National Security Council
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of the National Cyber Director
- Federal Communications Commission
- Department of Education
The AAM IWG will develop a national strategy that includes recommendations regarding the safety, operations, security, infrastructure, air traffic concepts, and other Federal investment or actions necessary to support the evolution of early AAM to higher levels of activity and societal benefit; and a comprehensive plan detailing the roles and responsibilities of each Federal department and agency, and of State, local, and Tribal governments, necessary to facilitate or implement the recommendations developed.
NEWS
On February 22, 2023, the Department of Transportation began implementation of the Act which directs the Secretary of Transportation with establishing an interagency working group to develop a whole-of-government national strategy for the future of Advanced Air Mobility in the United States.
On March 21-22, 2023, DOT hosted an in-person meeting with representatives from over 15 Federal departments and agencies to develop a comprehensive workplan for the next year and ultimately deliver the AAM National Strategy in 2024 per the requirements of the law. The team also heard presentations on existing government activities from FAA, NASA, and DOD, as well as an external analysis by NEXA Capital Partners on the economic long-term potential for the industry and the communities it may serve.
- The interagency team will frame their work over the next year through established subgroups focused on automation strategy, security, infrastructure, air traffic, and community roles and engagement.
The interagency team plans to engage the public and a variety of stakeholders over the next few months including manufacturers and operators, aviation industry and labor stakeholders, as well as State, local, and Tribal governments. The team looks forward to those engagements and will ensure all voices are heard in building the AAM National Strategy.
Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act
