The Public-Private Committee for Advanced Air Mobility Revises the “Advanced Air Mobility Roadmap”

On Friday, March 27, 2026, the 12th Public-Private Committee for Advanced Air Mobility was held, and SkyDrive participated as a committee member.
During the meeting, a review of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and the revisions to the “Advanced Air Mobility Roadmap”  were announced.

Materials are available here (Japanese only):
https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/koku_tk2_000007.html
*Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

■Key Revisions to the “Advanced Air Mobility Roadmap”

• Late 2020s: Clarified Timeline for Domestic Commercial Operations

  • Start shifting to commercial operations in select regions from 2027 to 2028.

• Early 2030s: Introduction of Advanced Traffic Management and Passenger Transport Without a Pilot on Board

  • Regulatory development for traffic management (e.g., AAM corridors) to support scaled operations.　

  • Regulatory development for businesses to enable passenger transport without a pilot on board.

  • Technology development of traffic management systems conducted with public-private cooperation to support high-density AAM traffic.

• Late 2030s: Partial Realization of Autonomous Operations

  • Regulatory development and technology development conducted with public-private cooperation to achieve autonomous operations.

• 2040s and Beyond:

  • Realizing a society to provide new value, free air mobility in everyday life and resolve social issues.