By Arie Egozi Researchers from Virginia Tech Mid Atlantic partnership (MAAP) have investigated the potential damage to cars from a drone with a parachute hitting
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The toughest obstacles to introducing urban air mobility and how to overcome them
While it is clear there are no shortage of obstacles to the successful introduction of drone and passenger-carrying urban air mobility services (UAM) in cities
Read more“Europe will need one vertiport/drone landing site per 3,000 urban residents by 2036” -DACUS report
The Demand and Capacity Optimisation for U-space programme (DACUS project) has published its Concept of Operations for “Demand and Capacity Balancing” (DCB) for drones within
Read moreFAA, NASA and UAS industry leaders meet with NUAIR to discuss vertiport technology and self-flying aircraft in cities
Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) is laying the groundwork to further develop NASA’s advanced air mobility (AAM) efforts. NUAIR manages the USD897,000 task
Read moreairBaltic and telecoms provider LMT link to provide drone services
In an unusual partnership of aviation stakeholders Latvian national airline airBaltic and Latvian mobile telecommunications operator LMT have signed an agreement for collaboration within the
Read moreBrazil’s XMobots wins certification from ANAC for 30km BVLOS drone operations
Brazil’s XMobots reports it has received the first authorization by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – National Agency of Civil Aviation (ANAC) for beyond
Read moreAntwerp Port to launch drone eco system – appoints Unifly as industrial partner
The Port of Antwerp has become one of the first seaports to initiate unmanned air traffic management (UTM) in a busy and complex port environment
Read moreIsrael “to trial autonomous urban airspace management system with 20 drones”
On 17 and 18 March, what-is-understood-to-be the world’s largest demonstration of drones flying in a managed airspace is due to take place in Israel. The
Read moreNASA extends deadline for AAM national campaign platform, infrastructure and simulator industry partners
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has extended the proposal date of ARMD Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign by three weeks to April 2,
Read more“Who should manage urban airspace?” – CIVATAglobal webinar
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes* It seems somehow strange that in most of the world the only responsibility that local authorities have for managing drone and urban
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