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New city projects

India’s Telangana plans for wide ranging BVLOS, urban air mobility operations

July 8, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on 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 (DGCA) along with Terra Drone India, Zipline, and Marut Drones. […]

First responders

LA Police seek to extend drone use to bomb squad and hazardous materials units

July 8, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on 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 bomb squad and hazardous materials unit, according to a report […]

Emerging regulations

EASA develops first certification rules for VTOL aircraft

July 2, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on 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 of hybrid and electrical vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. […]

New city projects

US local authorities start cautiously considering how to integrate drones into their communities

June 28, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on US local authorities start cautiously considering how to integrate drones into their communities

By Rob Hoffman In the USA the Federal Aviation Administration controls the skies from 400 ft above ground level – underneath, it’s up to the local towns and municipalities to decide what lands where. There […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Boeing and Kitty Hawk enter air taxi partnership

June 26, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Boeing and Kitty Hawk enter air taxi partnership

Boeing and Kitty Hawk Corporation have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on future efforts to advance safe urban air mobility. “Working with a company like Kitty Hawk brings us closer to our goal of […]

Express delivery

A2Z pioneering “freefall, privacy-focused drone delivery mechanism”

June 25, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on A2Z pioneering “freefall, privacy-focused drone delivery mechanism”

A2Z Drone Delivery is aiming to develop a minimally-invasive approach to implement safe and efficient pickup and delivery for urban areas through its patented freefall delivery mechanism. According to a 25 June press release: “A2Z […]

Express delivery

Amazon parcel drones could also deliver home surveillance service

June 25, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Amazon parcel drones could also deliver home surveillance service

Amazon’s has won approval from federal officials this month for a patent for a drone-based “home surveillance” service as part of its drone delivery programme. The patent papers outline a vision where Amazon customers order drones to […]

Market analysis

New Roland Berger UAM report identifies 170 electric aircraft programmes worldwide

June 20, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on New Roland Berger UAM report identifies 170 electric aircraft programmes worldwide

The number of electrically propelled aircraft around the world is pushing 170, according to a new report on urban air mobility published by Roland Berger, which includes an interactive map of development programmes. “Our developments […]

Express delivery

Food deliveries by drone to start in Malaysia “by end of the month”

June 20, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Food deliveries by drone to start in Malaysia “by end of the month”

Drone deliveries of food to residents in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, are due to start by the end of June. According to New Straits Times newspaper reports: “It would take 12 minutes for the food to be […]

UTM

Raytheon and AirMap to collaborate on integrating drones within national airspace system

June 19, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on Raytheon and AirMap to collaborate on integrating drones within national airspace system

Raytheon Company has signed a strategic agreement with AirMap to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace system and unlock the positive economic and social benefits of […]

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