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DOT’s National AAM Roadmap Draws Broad Industry Support

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By Hanneke Weitering • Science & Technology Editor

December 19, 2025

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s release of an advanced air mobility (AAM) roadmap for the next decade has drawn accolades from across the nation’s aviation industry, including several leading developers of electric and autonomous aircraft.

Drafted by the federal government’s AAM Interagency Working Group and published online on December 17—the 122nd anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight—the strategy document sets forth 40 policy recommendations organized into six pillars: airspace, infrastructure, security, community planning and engagement, workforce, and automation. A concurrently published comprehensive action plan translates those recommendations into a sequence of action items, including the formation of a White House-led interagency working group responsible for implementing the national strategy, tracking progress, and coordinating budgets.

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