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Why Ground Infrastructure, Not Aircraft, Is AAM's Real Bottleneck

Lisa Wright of Landings warns that vertiport infrastructure, not aircraft certification, is the critical bottleneck for advanced air mobility, citing energy and permitting challenges.

This matters because without vertiports, certified aircraft are useless. The industry's focus on aircraft certification has overlooked the multi-year lead times for landing sites, energy connections, and community approvals. Early infrastructure movers like Landings hold a permanent advantage, determining which communities get service first. For property owners and rural areas, now is the time to secure agreements or risk being left behind when commercial operations begin.