Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
22 October 2026
As part of its ongoing work to safely and efficiently integrate Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released updated draft design standards for vertical lift infrastructure supporting their operations. These draft standards are an initial proposal for industry feedback and will help airport and heliport owners, operators and infrastructure developers design facilities for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, which can take off, hover, and land vertically without a runway.
Vertical flight encompasses operations by rotorcraft and helicopters, special class rotorcraft, powered-lift aircraft and other VTOL vehicles...
