Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is ushering in a new era of possibilities, strengthening American leadership in aviation, and shaping how people fly and how communities connect.

“AAM” is an umbrella term for aircraft that are typically highly automated, electrically powered, hybrid, and/or have vertical take-off and landing capability. Many of these aircraft fall into the powered-lift category.  

What are aircraft in the powered-lift category?  

They have characteristics of both airplanes and helicopters. They’re capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and low-speed flight, like a helicopter, and fly using a wing during cruise flight, like an airplane. 

What will AAM do?

What AAM Delivers for Americans

Every American will feel the benefits of AAM:

• Lower costs and more versatile options for daily transportation. Regional air mobility projects are testing routes that connect metro areas and revitalize service to smaller communities.
• Revolutionized health care access and rapid medical deliveries in rural communities. The eIPP program’s first flight carried an organ for healthcare research; other states are testing medical transport and emergency response.
• Eased traffic congestion in our most crowded urban centers. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is demonstrating passenger operations in one of the world’s most complex airspaces.
• Faster, highly coordinated response times during critical disaster relief efforts, including wildfire response and search-and-rescue missions.
• Tens of thousands of new jobs created. Public-private partnerships pair states with industry to build training pipelines and high-paying American jobs across 28 states.
• Support emergency services – AAM aircraft could also be used to support firefighting and conduct search-and-rescue operations.