Building the Future of Flight: Utah’s AAM Infrastructure & FAA Safety Study Initiative

Building the Future of Flight: Utah’s AAM Infrastructure & FAA Safety Study Initiative Hosted by Beehive Energy Alliance | Utah Hard Tech Week Utah is emerging as one of the nation’s leading proving grounds for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). As one of the states participating in the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), Utah offers a unique operating environment—including high-altitude airports, mountainous terrain, extreme temperature variations, rapidly growing communities, and preparations for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Join the Beehive Energy Alliance for a discussion on the work underway to help build the safety, infrastructure, energy, and operational framework needed to bring AAM from demonstration to real-world deployment. ROW Energy Group and MTI , led by General Doug Cherry , are working with Federal transportation and aviation leaders, airports, universities, utilities, aircraft manufacturers, and other industry partners to develop a proposed multi-phase FAA AAM Safety Study initiative . The first phases are designed to examine critical areas including: AAM safety and operational readiness across Utah’s diverse airport environments High-altitude and cold-weather operations and their impact on aircraft, batteries, charging, and ground infrastructure Airport electrical infrastructure, charging, energy resilience, and grid requirements Vertiport and ground operations , including safe aircraft turnaround and interoperability between multiple ai…