New city projects

Eve partners with Sydney Seaplanes to introduce electric air taxi operations in the city

December 7, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Following on from its earlier announcement of collaboration with Nautilus (https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/eve-nautilus-collaborate-to-develop-uam-operations-in-australia-up-to-10-evtols-ordered/) Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve) has announced a new partnership with Sydney Seaplanes for electric air taxi operations in Greater Sydney. “With the […]

Orlando partners with VHB to create an advanced air mobility transport plan

October 2, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Orlando, Florida, USA has partnered with VHB to convene regional transportation stakeholders to create an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Transportation Plan to prepare for new mobility options, including emerging electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) […]

Orlando to develop advanced air mobility transportation plan in partnership with VHB and NASA

September 28, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

The city of Orlando has partnered with drone operator VHB to create an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Transportation Plan in cooperation with regional transportation stakeholders to prepare for new mobility options, including emerging electric Vertical […]

Las Vegas partners with Airspace Link to provide a digital infrastructure for drone operations

September 10, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

The City of Las Vegas has launched a new FLYSAFE programme in partnership with drone mapping solution provider Airspace Link powered by its AirHub platform. This programme will enable drones operating in the city to […]

Eve and partners are developing a new CONOPS for Rio urban air mobility eco-system

August 30, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

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 concept of operations (CONOPS) for the future market of Urban […]

UTM company Aeroscript “to start drone integration trials in St Petersburg airspace”

May 3, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Russian UAS traffic management (UTM) company Aeroscript has announced it will shortly start trials to integrate drones into the airspace around St Petersburg, Russia, via its Skyarc UTM system. The “Skyarc North-West” pilot project aims […]

Terra Drone invests in Skytools to establish drone hub in Rotterdam

August 6, 2020 Chris Stonor Comments Off

Terra Drone has invested in Dutch drone services provider Skytools to offer both corporate and government clients with advanced drone solutions. The companies will partner to establish a drone hub in Rotterdam consisting of training […]

Kongsberg joins Ohio SOARING urban airspace management project

April 20, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Kongsberg Geospatial, an Ottawa-based geospatial technology was selected as part of the project team which recently secured a $1.4 million contract with the Ohio Federal Network (OFRN) to lead the development of a contingency management […]

Covid-19: ConnexiCore employs drones to support construction project safety for social distancing

April 9, 2020 Chris Stonor Comments Off

ConnexiCore, the Nationwide American commercial drone services provider specialising in aerial data collection, image and video analysis, aerial mapping and photogrammetry for industrial clients, are offering their clients support for social distancing. According to suasnews.com, […]

Dutch companies form consortium to advance urban air mobility concepts

December 8, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Leading industrial parties in the Netherlands announced the launch of the Dutch Drone Delta consortium during the Amsterdam Drone Week. According to a consortium press release: “The Dutch Drone Delta focuses on creating opportunities for the […]