For 250 years, America’s greatest strength has not been any single technology, industry or institution. It has been our ability to build
As states look for ways to reduce emissions, electric aviation might be the answer.
Utah's Project Alta Summit Day Two shifted from inspiration to obligation, as the FAA, Joby Aviation, Beta Technologies, and community leaders committed to concrete infrastructure timelines, vertiport sites, and workforce pipelines ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympics.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Utah as one of eight projects nationwide to participate in the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program. The project known as uFLY: America’s AAM Crossroads to the West, is a multi-state partnership led by UDOT in coordination with Oklahoma, Oregon, Idaho and Arizona.
47G hosts summit for innovators and policymakers to spark deployment of Advanced Air Mobility in Utah —and beyond
‘eVTOLs & advanced air mobility aircraft will radically redefine personal travel, regional transportation, cargo logistics, emergency medicine, and so much more’
Under President Trump’s direction, the FAA introduced the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) to accelerate the safe deployment of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vehicles in the National Airspace System.
The multi-state partnership will advance next-generation aircraft across mountains, deserts, urban airspace and rural communities to help shape the future of aviation in the United States.
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This paper serves as a roadmap for stakeholders across government, industry, and education, poised to leverage Utah’s expanding role in defense, aerospace, and emerging technologies.
The United States’ global economic and technological leadership has long been fueled by the production and consumption of minerals.
Venture capital has played a critical role in American innovation since the end of World War II. Its ability to catalyze new technologies has proved vital to national security and American economic dominance.
New Yorkers recently stood at a downtown Manhattan heliport to watch a pilot take off vertically in an air taxi powered by electric batteries. Buoyed up by six small propellers, the air taxi quietly circled over the East River before returning safely to the heliport.