CDA uses old-school lobbying for next-generation AAM sector

Rebounding off its participation in the August 3 White House summit on advanced air mobility (AAM), sector lobbying organization Commercial Drone Alliance has gone on the offensive with praise of the Biden administration’s initiative in support of next-generation aerial activities, but with criticism of regulatory constrictions it says stifles increased UAV services in the US.

The position staked out by the Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA) in its statement Wednesday might be described as “love Biden’s AAM boosterism, hate the Federal Aviation Administration’s regulatory drag.” Or, put another way, the CDA is heartened by the encouraging, even activist themes evoked at the White House AAM summit, but frets those don’t square with red-tape realities that have slowed certification and service launches of drone and urban air mobility craft.