Air taxis and personal transports

Launch of GOF 2.0 examines cellular networks for urban U-space services in new SESAR research

The SESAR JU project “GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace Validation”, with a consortium of 13 members, will focus on the safe, secure, and sustainable integration of unmanned aerial vehicle and air taxi operations in urban […]

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‘Drone highways above public rights of way would jump-start the industry’ says Mercatus study

Researchers at Mercatus, part of the George Mason University in the USA, believe a federal-state agreement to create aerial corridors directly above public roads, creating ‘drone highways, would help to bring clarity about federal and […]

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Airspace of the Future consortium aims to integrate drone services within the wider UK transport ecosystem – Future Flight Challenge

The Airspace of the Future (AoF) consortium is made up of nine UK organisations – Altitude Angel, Thales, Cranfield University, Cranfield Airport Operations, Inmarsat, Ocado Group, Blue Bear, Satellite Applications Catapult, and Connected Places Catapult. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Volocopter announces “FAA has accepted concurrent Type Certificate validation”

Volocopter has announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) positively accepted application for concurrent Type Certificate validation on 22 December 2020. According to a company press release: “This sets the basis for Volocopter to […]