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UK Connected Places Catapult launches new AAM research initiative for SMEs

The UK government’s Connected Places Catapult research agency has announced the launch of its new Future of Air Mobility Accelerator, in partnership with the Future Flight Challenge from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). “In partnership with UKRI’s Future Flight Challenge, the […]

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MetroWeather and TruWeather link to support NASA research into UAM weather sensing

Japan’s Metro Weather Co, a company providing high-precision information on wind conditions using compact, high-performance Doppler Lidar and the USA’a TruWeather Solutions Inc, a micro weather data and analytics company, have announced a collaborative contract […]

Air taxis and personal transports

NASA adds aeronautics, UTM and infrastructure partners to its AAM National Campaign

NASA reports that 13 companies and one university have signed agreements with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility project’s National Campaign to continue work towards integrating air taxis, cargo delivery aircraft and other new air vehicle concepts into the national airspace […]

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NASA seeks industry partners to help engage with local authorities and other AAM stakeholders

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) is requesting  support from industry and other organisations to:   Communicate the current and future state of the advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem and align […]

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Rolls-Royce finalises ground-testing of technology set to power “the world’s fastest all-electric plane”

Rolls-Royce has finalised trialling its ground-breaking technology that will power “the world’s fastest all-electric plane”, reports a company press release this week. The technology has been tested on a full-scale replica of the plane’s core, […]