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Deployment Pathwaysfor Advanced Air Mobility:Lessons from Early Implementationin Saudi Arabia W H I T EP A P E RO C T O B E R2 0 2 5 Contents Foreword3 Executive summary4 Introduction5 1.1 Emerging use cases and sector opportunities91.2 Use case attributes in practice9 2Enabling system-level readiness for AAM132.1 From pilots to system readiness: A systematic approach142.2 Deployment enablers: Making the system work142.3 Spearheading learning: AAM community-led collaboration model15 Conclusion18 Contributors19 Endnotes21 Disclaimer This document is published by theWorld Economic Forum as a contributionto a project, insight area or interaction.The findings, interpretations andconclusions expressed herein are a resultof a collaborative process facilitated andendorsed by the World Economic Forumbut whose results do not necessarilyrepresent the views of the World EconomicForum, nor the entirety of its Members,Partners or other stakeholders. ©2025 World Economic Forum. All rightsreserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced or transmitted in any formor by any means, including photocopyingand recording, or by any informationstorage and retrieval system. Foreword Basma AlBuhairanManaging Director,Centre for the Fourth IndustrialRevolution Saudi Arabia Arunima SarkarHead of Frontier Technologies,World Economic Forum This paper, developed by the Centre for the FourthIndustrial Revolution Saudi Arabia, in collaborationwith the World Economic Forum and the Centrefor the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabianetwork stakeholders, captures insights from theseearly steps and translates them into pathways fordeployment. Its purpose is to document progress,as well as to create a dialogue, share lessonslearned and help shape a coherent operationalmodel that will allow AAM to advance responsibly,build trust and deliver sustained public benefit. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is no longer afuture vision. It is a reality that is being driven bydemand for faster, cleaner mobility and advancesin propulsion systems and autonomy. For SaudiArabia, this transformation represents more thana technological shift: it is a strategic opportunityto advance the goals of the country’s Vision 2030development programme. Through giga-projects and a regulatory mindsetopen to real-world testing, the Kingdom is putting inplace the groundwork to ensure that Advanced AirMobility matters globally. Early demonstrations, frommedical drone logistics during Hajj to autonomousaerial surveying in the energy sector, illustrate thepotential of these technologies to deliver tangiblepublic benefits, validate operational readiness andbuild trust among regulators and communities. The journey ahead requires partnership andcollaboration in addition to a willingness to innovate.By aligning ambition with coordinated action, SaudiArabia can convert its early leadership into lastinginfluence and set a benchmark for how ambition canbe translated into readiness and real-world impact. Executive summary Early AAM successes highlight the potential,but scaling the industry will require sharedlearning, seamless coordination andinclusive collaboration. Saudi Arabia is beginning to define its role in thefuture of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Aroundthe world, AAM is moving rapidly from conceptto implementation, and Saudi Arabia has uniqueadvantages that enable it to experiment at scale:purpose-built giga-projects,1vast low-densityairspace and proactive regulators. But early progresswill only translate into lasting impact if fragmentedefforts are aligned into a coherent operational model. –Facilitating collaboration through sharedtemplates, shared knowledge, resource-matching and anonymized data exchangeunder clear governance –Aligning commercial incentives with nationalpriorities, ensuring that even smaller players cancontribute to and benefit from network growth Precedents from sectors such as offshore windand agritech, for example, demonstrate the powerof community-led frameworks to accelerateindustry maturity while safeguarding competitiveinterests. Applying these lessons to AAM couldhelp consolidate early success efforts and set areference point for other emerging markets. This paper provides a forward-looking frameworkfor that transition. Drawing on communityworkshops, stakeholder interviews and lessonsfrom early-stage implementation, it highlights howAAM in Saudi Arabia can move beyond isolatedpilots to system-wide readiness. The paperreveals that the barriers to adoption are less abouttechnology and more about coordination, includingisolated operations and limited mechanisms toshare learnings or align incentives. Now, Saudi Arabia can convert its early pilots intoa solid global position by embedding collaborationand learning into the operational fabric of AAM.The cost of inaction, however, is a fragmentednetwork in which valuable knowledge remainsisolated and forward momentum stalls. This paper,therefore, calls for stakeholders to act