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Air taxis and personal transports

“Elire plans for more than 2,000 vertiports and off-shore transport hubs” – Simple Flying

Simple Flying reports that Elire Infra has a vision to create an ecosystem of 2000+ mobility hubs by 2040, with many of them off-shore with what Elire calls “Blue Hubs”.  These would eliminate the dangers […]

UAM infrastructure

AURA attracts USD75 million in new funding for US nationwide command-and-control network

AURA Network Systems (AURA) has announced it has closed USD75 million in funding, with USD55 million committed by Fortress Investment Group, or its affiliates, and $20 million from previous investors Mudrick Capital Management and Tracker […]

Air taxis and personal transports

China “to accelerate low altitude economy of long distance cargo drones and urban eVTOLs”

The Sohu News Service reports that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has published its “14th Five-Year Plan for General Aviation Development” which contains a roadmap for urban air mobility, UTM and drone operational development. […]

Training

Poland’s GREy launches workshops for local authorities defining UTM geo-zones and responsibilities

Poland’s GREy UTM company, part of the Droneradar project, in cooperation with Metropolia GZM, has started to conduct workshops with representatives of local authorities in defining UTM geo-zones around urban areas. According to a social […]

Government investment

SESAR 3 JU identifies seven research areas to achieve air-ground integration and autonomy

Europe’s air traffic management airspace modernisation research arm, SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, has released a multiannual work programme from 2022-2031. Two of the nine flagship technological solutions needed to achieve the modernisation and digitalisation of […]

UAM infrastructure

Wisk and Skyports publish joint CONOPS for autonomous UAM vertiport operations

Wisk Aero and Skyports have jointly released a Concept of Operations (ConOps) which identifies how autonomous eVTOL aircraft and operators will integrate with vertiports, including interactions with Providers of Services for UAM (PSUs). The two companies are […]