Syracuse Hancock International Airport has been chosen as a key partner site in a federal pilot program designed to test next-generation aircraft technologies, officials announced Wednesday, March 11.
The program, unveiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, aims to accelerate the safe integration of emerging aircraft into U.S. airspace. Syracuse is part of a coalition led by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, placing the airport among a select group nationwide helping shape the future of aviation.
Industry partners, including NUAIR, Archer Aviation, BETA Technologies, Electra.aero, and Joby Aviation, will collaborate on 12 operational concepts across New England, including electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, passenger operations at Manhattan’s heliport…