Boeing has unveiled a roadmap for safe and sustainable ways to deploy Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in the US and integrate it into the national airspace system. The "concept of operations" was drafted with Wisk, Boeing’s joint venture partner. The document sets out guidelines for technology, regulatory and social recommendations for the UAM launch.
Brian Yutko, Boeing Vice President and Chief Engineer of Sustainability & Future Mobility, said: “We’re working to enable a future of aerospace that is safe, sustainable, and at scale. Uncrewed operations will be fundamental to realising that vision, and we have to exceed the current safety standards for the air transportation system.”
Gary Gysin, CEO of Wisk said: “The vision we have outlined is the result of many years of collaboration with Boeing, the FAA, NASA and key industry stakeholders. As a result, this document offers the most comprehensive framework proposed to date with a vision for enabling UAM in the national airspace.”
Boeing and Wisk say that evolutionary and pragmatic methods will be needed to make the vision of UAM a reality. This includes the creation of new infrastructure such as vertiports and fleet operations centres.