U.S. Unveils Advanced Air Mobility Strategy With 2027–2035 Rollout Targets

Overview

• The plan is built on six pillars and a LIFT implementation framework that sequences federal work across Leverage, Initiate, Forge and Transform phases.
• It sets demonstrations and initial services by 2027 using existing airports, expands to broader urban and rural operations by 2030, and targets conditional autonomous concepts in limited settings by 2035.
• Airspace priorities include low‑altitude surveillance, resilient communications, data sharing and cooperative models with third‑party service providers under FAA oversight.
• Infrastructure guidance encourages early use of airports and heliports while planning for vertiports, energy distribution, spectrum needs and improved low‑altitude weather sensing.
• The strategy applies existing aviation security practices, calls for ongoing cybersecurity and supply chain risk assessments, elevates community engagement and workforce development, and drew support from industry including Joby, which linked it to the eIPP pilot efforts expected to begin in 2026.