US EditionOfficials: Texas A&M to manage FAA's advanced technology aviation site
- Federal officials revealed on Wednesday that the Texas A&M University System will oversee the Federal Aviation Administration’s newly established aviation technology research center in Texas.
- This center was established as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act signed into law by then-President Biden in May 2024, a $105 billion package aimed at enhancing aviation safety and modernizing airport infrastructure.
- The CAAT will feature research laboratories, designated flight testing areas, and specialized corridors throughout Texas, concentrating on the development and safe integration of advanced flight systems such as unmanned aircraft and innovative urban air mobility solutions, facilitated through collaboration among government entities, academic institutions, and private industry.
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted Texas as an ideal location for the newly established Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies, while Senator Ted Cruz expressed optimism that the center will generate thousands of well-paying jobs and contribute billions of dollars to the state's economy.
- The center’s establishment signals a major opportunity to drive innovation in aviation, leveraging Texas’s existing aerospace industry and the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s role as a hub for advanced air mobility development.
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Texas A&M-Fort Worth will house lab to develop new aviation technologies
A new space dedicated to testing out emerging aviation technologies will soon land in Cowtown as part of the Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus. Think of a space to develop technologies for drones, air taxis and aircraft that travel faster than the speed of sound. Texas A&M University System announced the establishment of the Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies in late April after securing Federal Aviation Administration approval to test these ne…
Cruz push lands groundbreaking aviation center
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today applauded Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s announcement that the Texas A&M System will lead a new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT) with laboratory and testing locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Announce Texas A&M Will Lead the Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today announced that Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) will be the managing entity to establish and operate the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT). “Texas is the perfect place for our new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies. Under Senator Cruz’s leadership, the state has already established …
New aviation technology center to be led by the Texas A&M University System
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXAN) — The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) will serve as the operating agency to initiate and manage the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT). U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the announcement today. “Texas is the perfect place for our new Center for Advanced Technologies. Under Senator Cruz’s leadership, the state has alre…
A&M to lead new Center for Advanced Aviation Tech
Washington, D.C. (FOX 44) - The Texas A&M University System will be the managing entity to set up and run a new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies. The A&M system was chosen from among 28 entities submitting proposals with the job coming to them because of its proximity to major international airports and a FAA regional headquarters, existing infrastructure for advanced aviation technology testing and for its strong academic programs and …
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