{
  "name": "U.S. advanced air mobility policy and regulatory timeline, 2016-2026",
  "description": "Dated federal milestones for advanced air mobility compiled from the text of Public Law 117-203 and the Congressional Research Service report R48984 (updated July 2026); each row names the acting body and the source it was taken from.",
  "page": "https://casrai.org/guides/advanced-air-mobility",
  "publisher": "CASRAI",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-12T20:43:46Z",
  "temporalCoverage": "2016/2026",
  "spatialCoverage": "United States",
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Date (year or year-month)",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Milestone",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Actor",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Source",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2016",
      "Milestone": "Private sector introduces on-demand urban air transport concept with electric vertical-lift aircraft",
      "Actor": "Private sector",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2020",
      "Milestone": "Some researchers adopt the term advanced aerial mobility; AAM becomes the common term",
      "Actor": "Aviation researchers",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2022-10",
      "Milestone": "AAM defined in statute; DOT interagency working group required within 120 days",
      "Actor": "U.S. Congress",
      "Source": "Public Law 117-203, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2023-07",
      "Milestone": "FAA releases Innovate28 near-term AAM implementation plan",
      "Actor": "FAA",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2023-07",
      "Milestone": "FAA final rule allows air carrier operations with powered-lift aircraft",
      "Actor": "FAA",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2024-11",
      "Milestone": "Permanent rule changes plus powered-lift SFAR, in force until 2035 unless superseded",
      "Actor": "FAA",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2025-06",
      "Milestone": "Executive Order 14307 directs an integrated AAM pilot program",
      "Actor": "President / DOT / FAA",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2025-12",
      "Milestone": "DOT releases national AAM strategy and comprehensive plan",
      "Actor": "DOT",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    },
    {
      "Date (year or year-month)": "2026-03",
      "Milestone": "DOT selects eight projects for the integrated pilot program",
      "Actor": "DOT",
      "Source": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Congressional Research Service, The Certification of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft: In Brief, R48984",
      "url": "https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R48984.html",
      "accessed": "2026-11-12"
    },
    {
      "title": "Public Law 117-203, Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act",
      "url": "https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ203/PLAW-117publ203.htm",
      "accessed": "2026-11-12"
    }
  ]
}