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The Federal Aviation Administration has opened the door to commercial passenger and cargo operations by advanced air mobility aircraft under the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), potentially in advance of type certification.
The FAA told The Air Current in August last year that “commercial operations will not take place in non-certificated eVTOL aircraft under the program,” a three-year effort that aims to accelerate the integration of electric vertical take-off and landing and other AAM aircraft into the national airspace system.
Now, the agency says that “commercial operations were always a possibility” under the eIPP, which is focused on informing standards and future policy development.
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