The first global, detailed, city-by-city analysis of urban air mobility investment costs, revenue potential and infrastructure requirements has been completed by Washington DC-based corporate and
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Wing “focusing on community impact” – Terrance Bouldin-Johnson, Head of Australian Operations
By Michael Doran Following the launch in April 2019 of the first Australian commercial drone delivery service, Wing announced plans on 31 July to expand
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Pierce-Redwing partnership targets BVLOS global medical deliveries
A partnership between Pierce Aerospace and Redwing Labs aims to expand BVLOS operations for commercial healthcare deliveries. The agreement combines Pierce’s drone remote identification capability
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New Miami condo tower designed to cater for urban air taxis and flying cars
The Miami Herald reports that an air taxi/flying car landing and take-off port is nearing completion on top of the city centre 60-story Paramount Miami
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Bahamas drone delivery service starts with 50 mile test flight through controlled airspace
Volans-i, Inc., an on-demand drone delivery business based in San Francisco, CA, and Fli Drone, part of the Bahamas-based Hogfish Ventures group completed the first long-range
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Jakarta megacity highlights how urban air mobility can impact the developing world
This article, by Pamir Sevincel[1] reflects an official collaboration between The Aviary Project, a London-based Urban Air Mobility community aiming to bring UAM to the UK by
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“Urban air mobility will pose multiple U-Space challenges” – Third U-Space Demonstrator Network meeting
Early results from on-going European U-Space demonstrator programmes suggest that when considering the application of UAS traffic management systems to urban air mobility (UAM) applications
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India’s Telangana plans for wide ranging BVLOS, urban air mobility operations
The Government of Telangana has submitted a proposal seeking certification for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
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LA Police seek to extend drone use to bomb squad and hazardous materials units
The Los Angeles Police Department wants to extend its current drone pilot programme by adding more drones and more capable drones for use by the
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EASA develops first certification rules for VTOL aircraft
On 2 July 2019, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released its final Special Condition rule, the foundation stone to enabling the safe operation
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