Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Operations Overview

Covering the types of operations, barriers to success, and anticipated regulations, this document answers the following questions:

• What types of operations are there?

• What barriers will operators encounter?

• Who regulates operations?

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NOTE: NASA Recently started using the term “Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM)” instead of urban air mobility. The definition that CAMI has been using for “UAM” aligns well with their “AAM”. In the AAM construct, the term UAM may be limited to the City Center or Suburbs to City zones of operation that are described here.

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