Sen. Cruz Hosting Aviation Stakeholders Effort to Land Advanced Aerospace Tech Center in Dallas

Cruz’s provision in new FAA law creates hub for next-gen drones and air taxis

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – On Friday, August 30, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will host a roundtable discussion featuring leaders from the advanced aviation industry regarding the effort to bring a new federal research and testing center to Texas.

As one of the authors of the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, Sen. Cruz championed a provision authorizing the creation of a new federal research and testing center for emerging aviation technologies like drones, electric air taxis, and supersonic and hypersonic aircraft. The center would also work partner with local industry, academia, and related government agencies to further unleash innovative aviation technologies.

Texas’s thriving aviation sector, driven by growth in the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex, makes the Lone Star State the ideal location for this new center.
 

• Wisk Aero
• Lilium GmbH
• Archer Aviation
• Joby Aviation
• DroneUp
• \Amazon
• Southwest Airlines
• Venus Aerospace
• Vertical Aviation International
• Wing Aviation
• Ferrovial
• Texas AAM Advisory Committee
• Autonomy Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi