New Ohio air mobility division to be co-located in Springfield

A new state division dedicated to the furtherance of new forms of aviation will have a Springfield home.

The Ohio Department of Transportation said Friday that it will create an Advanced Air Mobility division, co-located at the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.

ODOT has selected Robert “Bob” Tanner as its new Advanced Air Mobility director. Tanner has served as general counsel for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority and NetJets as well as executive director of aerospace partnerships at Beavercreek’s Parallax Advanced Research, among other roles. He brings more than 30 years of experience in transportation law and policy at federal, state, and local levels, the state said.