Deployment Pathways Advanced Air Mobility 2025

Executive summary Saudi Arabia is beginning to define its role in the future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Around the world, AAM is moving rapidly from concept to implementation, and Saudi Arabia has unique advantages that enable it to experiment at scale: purpose-built giga-projects,1 vast low-density airspace and proactive regulators. But early progress will only translate into lasting impact if fragmented efforts are aligned into a coherent operational model. This paper provides a forward-looking framework for that transition. Drawing on community workshops, stakeholder interviews and lessons from early-stage implementation, it highlights how AAM in Saudi Arabia can move beyond isolated pilots to system-wide readiness. The paper reveals that the barriers to adoption are less about technology and more about coordination, including isolated operations and limited mechanisms to share learnings or align incentives. To address this, the paper proposes a neutral, community-led collaboration model. Rather than creating new layers of regulation or duplicating infrastructure, this model emphasizes: –Capturing and codifying learnings from early deployments in a form that is repeatable and accessible to all actors –Facilitating collaboration through shared templates, shared knowledge, resource- matching and anonymized data exchange under clear governance –Aligning commercial incentives with national priorities, ensuring that even smaller players can contribute to and benefit from network growth Precedents from sectors such as offshore wind and agritech, for example, demonstrate the power of community-led frameworks to accelerate industry maturity while safeguarding competitive interests. Applying these lessons to AAM could help consolidate early success efforts and set a reference point for other emerging markets. Now, Saudi Arabia can convert its early pilots into a solid global position by embedding collaboration and learning into the operational fabric of AAM. The cost of inaction, however, is a fragmented network in which valuable knowledge remains isolated and forward momentum stalls. This paper, therefore, calls for stakeholders to act now – by embracing coordination, codifying operational insights and institutionalizing continuous knowledge-sharing – to ensure that Saudi Arabia achieves Vision 2030’s mobility ambitions. Early AAM successes highlight the potential, but scaling the industry will require shared learning, seamless coordination and inclusive collaboration.