The AAM IWG has been charged with developing a national strategy that includes recommendations regarding the safety, operations, security, infrastructure, air traffic concepts, and other Federal investment or actions necessary to support the evolution of early AAM to higher levels of activity and societal benefit; and a comprehensive plan detailing the roles and responsibilities of each Federal department and agency, and of State, local, and Tribal governments, necessary to facilitate or implement the recommendations developed. On October 11th, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group (AAM IWG) convened at Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, NY.

From selling and deploying private 5G networks for GV (Google Ventures) backed Federated Wireless to innovation in drone delivery at GE and now NUAIR. Tune in to the latest episode of Digital Doorways and learn more about the ultimate blend in engineering and executive leadership.

"The project intends to define and perform initial integration of an AAM Operations Center that is scalable, tactical and enables verification and validation..."

While semiconductors are the hot new thing in Central New York’s economy, Ken Stewart has the drone economy taking flight there too.

Not only was 2023 the busiest year for Syracuse Hancock International Airport, but it was also the year that NUAIR moved in and established the Center of Excellence for AAM.

On this episode of Talk CNY, Syracuse Hancock International Airport Executive Director Jason Terreri and NUAIR President and CEO Ken Stewart join Katie Zilcosky to talk about their new partnership and growing innovation in the air.

While much of the discussion around the Central New York economy has been centered on semiconductor giant Micron opening a new plant outside of Syracuse, the unmanned aerial system, or drone, industry and the growing advanced air mobility industry have been cementing themselves as key parts of the region’s economic ecosystem.

News Channel 9 talks with Ken Stewart, President and CEO of NUAIR, as he discusses the potential ban on DJI drones in the U.S. We dive into the implications for drone owners, the economic impact, and what the future holds for the industry. Don't miss these insights on the evolving landscape of drone technology!

For the third consecutive year, Ken Stewart and NUAIR named in City & State New York's Transportation Power 100.

"What’s happening in that NUAIR office, one floor above baggage claim, is helping lead the development of a multibillion-dollar national drone industry, which seeks to revolutionize everything from transportation and shipping to safety and security to farming and agriculture to construction and environmental monitoring..."

The center of the drone universe is in what at first glance appears to be the most unlikely of locations: among the bucolic farmlands and woodlands of Upstate NY – and especially Syracuse, NY. But this region has all the building blocks for leading the country in drone technologies.

NUAIR has officially launched NUAIR Defense, a dedicated hub designed to simplify the process of verifying, validating, and deploying defense technologies. The initiative aims to remove bottlenecks that slow down military adoption of next-generation capabilities across air, land, maritime, and multi-domain operations.