AAM coordination and leadership law signed into law by Biden

Stakeholders in next-generation aircraft development and their future activity have hailed the signing of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act into law by President Joe Biden, calling it a milestone in the effort to launch and expand AAM services across the US.

The bill cleared both houses of Congress earlier this year, and had been awaiting Biden’s signature to come into force. According to the White House announcement on it becoming law, the measure “requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish an advanced air mobility (AAM) interagency working group to: review and examine factors that will allow the maturation of the AAM ecosystem within the U.S.; and develop an AAM National Strategy.” 

There has been some concern that while much attention has been turned to the futuristic, emission-free craft that companies like Joby, Archer, Wisk, and others have been working toward certification and later launch, not enough…