WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy celebrated North Carolina's first demonstration flight of its next-generation aircraft under USDOT's Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program. North Carolina is the fifth location to launch under the Department's initiative, following Texas earlier this month.
Under Secretary Duffy, USDOT has created one of the largest real-world environments for testing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs), autonomous planes, and drone technology.
The first-of-its-kind testing initiative has the potential to create jobs, connect communi...