Michigan state is researching the feasibility of using drones for commercial delivery beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) with a plan to seek approval for
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
White House AAM summit highlights eVTOL certification work and drone threat challenges
The National Aviation Authorities Network, a partnership involving the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is looking to align
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New US TRB report highlights emerging safety issues facing new airspace entrants
Commercial aviation safety in the United States has improved more than 40-fold over the last several decades, according to Boeing. But new materials and construction
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UK’s Law Commission to review laws around autonomous flight
The UK’s Law Commission is launching a new project to review the law around autonomous flight in the UK, to support the safe development of
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NASA vertiport research highlights challenges of BVLOS operation, resilience and profitability
NASA researchers recently completed a series of tests to help to bring new and innovative aviation services to areas across the country. The tests simulated a
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Farnborough 2022: Lilium to start eVTOL production in 2023, scaling up capabilities in service
Jenny Beechener and Philip Butterworth-Hayes “It is an immense step to develop this technology,” said Lilium CEO and co-founder Daniel Wiegand at Farnborough 2022. The
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New Unmanned Airspace report: delays to UTM implementation threaten UAM business plans
The global UAS traffic management (UTM)/U-space market over the next five years (2022-2026) will be worth USD1,999 million, of which USD720 million will come from
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Farnborough 2022: Thales, Volt Aero link to research autonomous operational research
Thales and VoltAero today announced a cooperative agreement “to pursue innovative airborne data collection and computing solutions that promise significant enhancements for the autonomy, sustainability
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UK government says drones could add UKP45 billion to UK economy by 2030
The UK government has published its vision for a UK drone sector which could generate up to UKP45 billion to the UK economy by 2030.
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Farnborough 2022: New UK advanced aerial mobility consortium announced
Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Atkins, Skyports and NATS, along with Connected Places Catapult and leading academic institutions Cranfield University and WMG, University of Warwick, today
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