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NASA’s Naomi Torres sits in an air taxi passenger ride quality simulator during a 2024 study.
The National Aviation Authorities (NAA) Network, which comprises regulators from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Australia, has published a Roadmap for Advanced Air Mobility Type Certification.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) describes AAM as “an umbrella term for aircraft that are typically highly automated, electrically powered, and have vertical takeoff and landing capability.” These aircraft can serve in a variety of roles ranging from air taxi to cargo transport to firefighting and search-and-rescue.
