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DOT and FAA pick eight teams — including Archer, Wisk, Beta and Joby — for nationwide eVTOL integration pilots

The U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA selected eight state and local proposals for the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), partnering with manufacturers such as Archer, Wisk, Beta and Joby. Limited cargo and passenger eVTOL operations under these pilots are expected to begin by summer 2026.

Discovered 2026-03-09T13:23:55.590160-07:00 | 2026-03-09T13:23:55.590160-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • Sets a firm operational milestone: eight pilots selected and limited eVTOL cargo/passenger operations scheduled to start by summer 2026, advancing pilots from demonstration toward routine flights.
  • Includes major developers (Archer, Wisk, Beta, Joby); the program will produce operational, safety and airspace-integration data needed to de-risk commercial launch and inform infrastructure and operating concepts (broader commercialization progress)(source:dccac782-3cdb-4100-b631-d23e9208f8a8).
  • Pilots will validate passenger, cargo and emergency-medical use cases and build on prior state proposals and flight-test evidence (Ohio eIPP proposal)(source:84f7a492-5e02-420c-bbfe-9c67516ee598) (Beta test milestones)(source:a9813c5f-2fab-4965-b7c5-bf6e9fecbb80).

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DroneXL stateaviationjournal.com dronelife.com UASweekly aaminternational.com suasnews.com
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First Seen
2026-03-09T13:23:55.590160-07:00
Latest Update
2026-03-16T10:00:41.095645-07:00
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