# Feasibility analysis to chart pathway from Visual and Instrument Flight Rules to fully Automated Flight Rules for AAM operations across the Kingdom.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-26 · PR Newswire*

## Key points

- SkyGrid, Boeing Saudi Arabia, GACA, and KAUST have launched an AAM Airspace and Operational Feasibility Analysis.
- The project will model progression from VFR and IFR to Automated Flight Rules for AAM operations in Saudi Arabia.
- A detailed Gap Analysis will identify technology and infrastructure needs for scaling up to AFR operations.
- The initiative will propose regulatory changes and define operational stakeholder roles for AAM airspace integration.
- SkyGrid's technologies, including GNSS spoofing detection, will underpin the feasibility analysis for safe autonomous flight.

**Companies:** Boeing, SkyGrid
**Countries:** Saudi Arabia, Portugal, United States

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