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 […]

Market analysis

“Investment in eVTOL projects running at USD1 billion a year” – Vertical Flight Society

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) reports that the growth of world’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developments have continued apace despite the global pandemic. “This past year saw continued growth and progress in […]

Inspection and surveillance

Israel’s DSraider develops drone/ground-vehicle combination for long-endurance missions

By Arie Egozi A combination of an unmanned personal ground vehicle and drones is now being developed in Israel for long-endurance civil infrastructure inspections. Urban Air Mobility News  has learned that Israeli company DSraider has […]

Emerging regulations

FAA publishes remote ID, flights-over-people rules – achieves broad industry support

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has today announced final rules for drones covering Remote Identification (Remote ID) and flights over people and at night under certain conditions. “These final rules carefully address safety, security […]