UTM

AMU-LED flight trials test UTM support for manned, drone and simulated eVTOL flights in shared airspace

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The first public demonstrations of drone flights, simulated eVTOL operations and manned flight operations “flying” simultaneously within unsegregated airspace and managed within a decentralised UAS traffic management (UTM) have taken place today […]

Commentary

Vertical Flight Society’s Hirschberg: “concerns over FAA change of plans for eVTOL certification”

Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director, the Vertical Flight Society, has written a powerful article highlighting the challenges facing US eVTOL manufacturers following the decision by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that winged eVTOLs that met […]

Cargo and logistics

“Drone delivery can achieve cost parity with ground networks but be faster and safer” – UVL Robotics

Drone delivery of single and multiple parcels in urban environments soon will at the very least achieve cost parity with the human delivery, while being safer and up to three times as fast as conventional […]

New city projects

European Commission “chooses Norrköping to become aviation digital innovation hub”

Norrköping Science Park has announced the European Commission has chosen Norrköping as a European digital innovation hub (EDIH), specialising in new aviation technologies. According to the Science Park the financing, which is expected to amount […]