DOT-OST-2023-0079-0433 attachment 1

RE: U.S. Department of Transportation; Notice and Request for Information Request for Information on Advanced Air Mobility Docket No. DOT-OST-2023-0079 (May 17, 2023) Dear Under Secretary Monje: The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), the world’s largest professional organization for airport executives, appreciates the opportunity to provide its feedback and perspectives in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) notice, “Request for Information (RFI) on Advanced Air Mobility.”1 As a representative of over 9,000 members from nearly 875 public-use commercial service and general aviation (GA) airports, we have been significantly engaged in advanced air mobility (AAM), a relatively new concept of air transportation using electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to transport cargo and passengers between rural, suburban, and urban markets. From the outset, AAAE has supported the safe integration of AAM operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) because of the potential for these operations to open new markets, stimulate economic activity, and advance key environmental sustainability goals by reducing emissions and noise. We also specifically supported the AAM Coordination and Leadership Act, which Congress passed in 2022 and requires the newly formed AAM Interagency Working Group (IWG) to develop a national strategy for AAM.2 The objective of our comments is to communicate our airport members’ perspectives for the purpose of helping the AAM IWG develop its national strategy and ensure the federal government is taking effective steps to promote the growth of the new AAM industry. There are some key takeaways that are worth emphasizing at…

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