At Electra, we evaluate the future of advanced air mobility through the Rule of Six. To succeed at scale, AAM aircraft must deliver access and quiet, payload and range, and be affordable and safe—all six together. These are not competing priorities, but the baseline for aircraft that earn trust, serve communities, connect people and operate reliably within the national airspace through a point-to-point strategy called Direct Aviation.

The eIPP (eVTOL Integration Pilot Program), led by state and local government entities and supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), reflects this same systems‑level thinking. By emphasizing early operations, infrastructure (we think of it as an ecosystem) coordination, and close collaboration between regulators and industry at all levels, the program creates a practical framework for learning what works, what’s ready to go, and what needs time to grow.

The eIPP program will deliver real, everyday benefits by expanding air transportation options, making travel easier and more affordable, and ensuring communities can count on lifesaving medical flights, emergency response, and time-sensitive cargo delivery when it matters most.

Electra celebrates the leadership shown by the DOT and FAA in establishing eIPP. In full support of the program, we are enthusiastically engaged and committed to several leading applications alongside state, local, and regional partners. These efforts are grounded in a shared belief that thoughtful, operational engagement early leads to better decisions, high-value innovation, stronger readiness, shared intention and prioritization, and lasting public benefit—in short, more meaningful human connection.

What distinguishes eIPP is its focus on steady, early, and credible progress. By enabling real missions and shared learning, the program aligns expectations across stakeholders and lays the groundwork for responsible growth—measured not by ambition, but by performance.

That approach mirrors how we design at Electra: building aircraft that meet Rule of Six requirements from the outset, and do so in partnership with the people, communities and institutions they are meant to serve.

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