Electric Aircraft Pilot Program Opens a New Logistics Frontier

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration recently selected eight pilot projects to begin limited cargo and passenger operations using electric aircraft under the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). Most headlines will focus on the promise of air taxis. Supply chain leaders should focus on something else.
This initiative represents the early formation of a new logistics layer.Several of the selected projects will begin with freight-oriented missions. Accor