Pivotal has announced its participation as a team member of the Multistate Collaborative eIPP (MSCE) led by PennDOT selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). Pivotal® will be supporting the MSCE as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
“With PennDOT as lead offeror, a group of peer state aviation bureaus within the NASAO AAM Multistate Collaborative (AAMMC) create the MSCE National Integration Complex with an express focus on moving the AAM industry closer to revenue and returning service to underserved cities and rural communities who otherwise don’t have the funding for development – creating the best chance to bring the benefits of this new technology to the heartland of America,” said the company in a press release.
“The MSCE National Integration Complex currently includes Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oklahoma, Maryland, Oregon, Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Alaska, Illinois, Washington, Maine, New Mexico, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Tennessee, three OEMs (BETA, Electra, and Pivotal), and four Operators (UPMC STAT Medevac, Nulton Aviation Tri State Charter, United Therapeutics, Republic Airways) The MSCE National Integration Complex also includes six Universities (including three FAA UAS Test Sites and multiple BEYOND programs), seven infrastructure stakeholders bringing physical and digital infrastructure expertise, and over 30 stakeholder partners representing 68 sites with the potential to reach over 50 million Americans.”
“Pivotal is proud to serve as a key partner in the Multistate Collaborative eIPP (MSCE), led by PennDOT, and to help integrate advanced air mobility into communities across the country,” said Ken Karklin, CEO of Pivotal. “We are contributing a proven aircraft platform, and with over eight years of human piloted flight experience, we will also be providing our operational expertise, training programs, and technical acumen to the initiative.”
For more information
https://www.pivotal.aero/newsroom/pivotal-selected-eipp
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