Durant, OK – On April 4th and 5th the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) hosted their third Regional Emerging Aviation Technology Conference. The two-day conference was full of speakers and presentations that addressed the exciting developments in emerging aviation technology with topics ranging from advanced drone operations including beyond visual line of site operations (BVLOS), updates from the FAA BEYOND program, package delivery by drone, advanced air mobility (AAM) and other exciting emerging aviation technology topics.
Speakers included Arlando Teller (U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs), Rob Lowe (FAA Regional Administrator for the Southwest Region), Jay Merkle (Executive Director for FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office), Dr. Ed Waggoner (NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs), Rob Scholl (CEO of Textron eAviation), Col Martin Salinas (U.S. Air Force AFWERX Program) and Chief Gary Batton of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
