The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced its proposal to use its network of regional airports to test the use of electric aircraft has been selected to participate in a Federal Aviation Administration’s pilot program.
The Port Authority will be one of eight projects nationwide to participate in the FAA’s Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), a first-of-its-kind federal initiative to accelerate the safe integration of next-generation electric aircraft into the national airspace system.
Developed with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, as well as aerospace companies Archer Aviation, BETA Technologies, Electra, Joby Aviation, Wisk Aero, and other stakeholders, the proposal’s selection positions the Port Authority as a central testing ground for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technology. The proposal was one of 30 submitted nationally…