Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is moving from “cool concept” to “real industry.” Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs), hybrid designs, autonomous aerial vehicles, charging networks, and new operating models are all converging on the same goal: make short-range air transportation safer, quieter, cleaner, and dramatically more useful than today’s options. To help make sense of a fast-changing landscape, we’re launching an AAM Index , a simple, repeatable way to