Emerging regulations

FAA “on track to issue UAM concept of operations 2.0 in first quarter of 2022” – Chief Scientist Steve Bradford

By Jenny Beechener The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will deliver an updated version of its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in the first quarter of 2022, said Steve Bradford, FAA […]

Express delivery

Skyports gets go ahead in Ireland to self-authorise drone operations with Light UAS Operator Certificate

Skyports has obtained a Light UAS Operator Certificate from the Irish Aviation Authority, permitting the self-authorisation of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights. According to the company, this is the first such certificate […]

New city projects

Orlando to develop advanced air mobility transportation plan in partnership with VHB and NASA

The city of Orlando has partnered with drone operator VHB to create an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Transportation Plan in cooperation with regional transportation stakeholders to prepare for new mobility options, including emerging electric Vertical […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Ireland’s Lobo Leasing to support Orca Aerospace emergency services eVTOL programme

Ireland’s Lobo Leasing and Orca Aerospace of Hungary have signed a memorandum of understanding to support Orca’s emergency services eVTOL programme. According to  a company press release: “During the development programme, Lobo will facilitate design […]