Joby Aviation has announced that this week it became the first company to fly an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
UK Urban Air Mobility group reports “promising CONOPS progress” – next step ATM
Early results from developing and testing a UK urban air mobility (UAM) concept of operations (CONOPS) are promising, according to the UK Air Mobility Consortium.
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Eve and partners are developing a new CONOPS for Rio urban air mobility eco-system
Eve Urban Air Mobility (“Eve”), an Embraer spinoff, has announced it is cooperating with strategic partners and government entities for the development of a new
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Skyportz links with Electra Aero for Melbourne air taxi services, starts infrastructure crowd-funding campaign
Australian urban air mobility infrastructure provider Skyportz has announced it is working with US company Electra Aero to investigate bringing hybrid-electric aircraft to Victoria, Australia.
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Tel Aviv launches wide-scale drone delivery programme
By Arie Egozi A pilot programme of package delivery by drone was launched in the Tel Aviv area in Israel on August 10. SkylinX is
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NASA adds aeronautics, UTM and infrastructure partners to its AAM National Campaign
NASA reports that 13 companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft
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“EASA to outline cities’ proposed role in UAM UTM in early 2022” – ADW webinar
“We plan to have a UAM (urban air mobility) action plan in which we will tackle other things that have not been addressed at the
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German government signs cooperative UAM agreement with cities and regions
The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has signed an agreement on cooperation with German urban air mobility regions. According to Hamburg
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Germany funds U-space test environment in Port of Hamburg and surrounding airspace
A EUR492,000 grant issued by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is funding the establishment of Germany’s first U-Space test environment operated
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NASA publishes concept of operations for high density vertiport operations
The US National Aeronautical and Space Administration has released a concept of operations for high density vertiport operations. The publication provides a guide for future technology
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