2026 UPDATE
The Council will begin work to advance the recommendations outlined in its Final Report. Please stay tuned for more information and future meetings.
About the Council
In January 2025, the Maryland Advanced Air Mobility Council was established by the Governor (Executive Order 01.01.2025.05).
The Council is to catalog existing State assets related to the advanced air mobility industry; engage with the advanced air mobility industry, regulators, local governments, and other relevant parties regarding the operation of advanced air mobility technologies in Maryland; and study and identify opportunities to attract, develop, and grow the State’s advanced air mobility industry. Further, the Council will identify potential use cases for advanced air mobility systems in the State, and provide an assessment of cost and necessary considerations for their implementation.
Advanced Air Mobility Overview
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) has emerged as an umbrella term describing the most recent set of emerging aerospace vehicles and technologies. AAM is a rapidly emerging sector within the advanced mobility field, differentiated from traditional aviation by using highly automated, often electric-drive aircraft types, that will become increasingly connected to an integrated network of vehicle systems over the next 10+ years.
AAM is anticipated to improve functions that are currently served by automobiles, helicopters, small/light aircrafts, and fixed/mobile
structures such as cranes and structural tethering. It will enhance the movement of people, goods, and services while also yielding
positive economic, societal, and environmental benefits.
Learn more about AAM in the Council’s Maryland AAM 101 and FAQs Brochure.
Members
- John Porcari, former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Transportation (Chair)
- Anthony G. Brown, Attorney General
- Harry Coker, Jr., Secretary of Commerce
- Portia Y. Wu, Secretary of Labor
- Rebecca L. Flora, Secretary of Planning
- Col. Roland L. Butler, Jr., Secretary of State Police
- Shannetta Griffin, P.E., Executive Director / CEO, Maryland Aviation Administration
- John Slaughter, Director, University of Maryland Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research & Operation Center
- Greg Pecoraro, Council President, City of Westminster
- Dr. Elizabeth Powell, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Dr. Yolanda Wilson, President, College of Southern Maryland
- Andrew Moore, Airport Manager, Frederick Municipal Airport
2025 Meeting Dates
- February 24, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. Agenda | Video | Minutes
- March 17, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Virtual Meeting Agenda | Video | Minutes
- April 7, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. CANCELLED
- April 28, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Virtual Meeting Agenda | Video | Minutes
- May 6, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- May 12, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Hybrid Meeting AOPA National Aviation Community Center | Agenda | Video | Minutes
- May 14, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- May 15, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- June 2, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Virtual Meeting Agenda | Video | Minutes
- June 30, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Hybrid Meeting UMD UAS Research & Operations Center Agenda | Video | Minutes
- July 22, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- July 28, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Virtual Meeting Agenda | Video | Minutes
- July 29, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- August 5, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- August 12, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- August 19, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- August 25, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Hybrid Meeting Talbot County Community Center (Wye Oak Room) | Agenda | Video | Minutes
- September 16, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- September 23, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- September 30, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
- October 6, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Hybrid Meeting | Hagerstown, MD | Agenda | Video | Minutes
- October 7, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. | Hybrid Meeting | Working Group Session
- October 27, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | Hybrid Meeting | R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center | Agenda | Minutes
- October 28, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Virtual Meeting | Working Group Session
Meetings
The public is welcome to attend the proceedings; however, the public cannot disrupt the proceedings.
If you wish to comment on an agenda item, please email your name, affiliation, and agenda item you wish to comment on (if applicable) to Staci Gorden at sgorden@bwiairport.com no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting.
At the appropriate time during the meeting the Chairman will call you by name and you will have two minutes to comment on the agenda item you referenced in your email. Questions will not be answered during this time.
For assistance with access to Maryland Advanced Air Mobility Council meetings, please call 410-859-7060.
If you would like to attend the meeting virtually, please email your request for virtual attendance to Staci Gorden at sgorden@bwiairport.com no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting.