The Future of Advanced Aerial Mobility

whitePaper | October 13, 2022

Over the past few years, our industry has been facing incredible challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a complete stop to aviation (outside of cargo) for over two years.

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is steadily making its way into the public consciousness of climate solutions. Some of the most influential companies and institutions globally have committed to procuring and using SAF at an ever-increasing scale over the past year

whitePaper | April 28, 2023

One of the primary environmental issues that significantly influences the capacity and flexibility of the national aviation system is aircraft1 and vehicle2 noise (collectively, “aircraft noise”). 3 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintains a robust program of activities related to aviation noise. The FAA’s approach is multi-pronged, including research and development, regulatory control, and public and stakeholder outreach programs relating to the public’s experience of aviation noise.4 The FAA strives to reduce noise in ways within its purview, but its ability to control the change in aircraft noise exposure is limited.

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

Engine MRO service providers are faced with some unique challenges given the inherent complexity in their processes, the low margins they have to work with and a constant pressure to honor TAT commitments. With the covid pandemic hitting the world, financial pressures on airlines mounted, changing the airlines’ priorities, making them more cautious about spending — especially where MRO activities are involved. This further compounded the engine MRO service provider’s troubles.

whitePaper | January 21, 2022

This report responds to direction in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 to submit to Congress a report evaluating the International Space Station as a platform for research, deep space exploration, and low-Earth orbit spaceflight in partnership with its four international space agency partners, and the commercial space sector.

whitePaper | September 28, 2022

Aviation is often considered a “hard to abate” sector; it is growing rapidly but struggling to deploy low-carbon technologies due to their high costs. This paper presents a case under which progressive taxation, namely a frequent flying levy (FFL), can generate revenues for decarbonization while ensuring equitable distribution of the cost burden.