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UAM infrastructure

South Korea to invest USD22.4 million to build future aviation technology centre for drones and flying taxis

South Korea will invest USD22.4 million to build a future aviation centre in the eastern city of Wonju for the development, demonstration, and technology evaluation of future aviation technologies according to the Aju Korea Daily […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Overair signs major AAM development deals with Texas’ DFW and Arlington Municipal Airports

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and eVTOL aircraft manufacturer Overair have announced a memorandum of understanding to cooperatively explore the future of vertiport development and eVTOL aircraft operations within the DFW Metroplex. “The partnership […]

Business Partnerships

Dubai 2023: DM-AirTech and Bluenest by Globalvia to partner on automating vertiport operations

DM-AirTech and Bluenest by Globalvia have strengthened their partnership aimed at developing further automation tools for advanced air mobility stakeholders. “Bluenest is the advanced air mobility business line of Globalvia, a multinational in managing transport […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Dubai 2023: Eve and Kookiejar to develop urban air traffic management system for operations in Dubai

Eve Air Mobility and Kookiejar, a Swedish-based vertiport developer, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for Eve’s Urban ATM (Air Traffic Management) system to support vertiport operations in Dubai. Eve says the agreement marks […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

ADB Safegate and vertiport developer Kookiejar to develop modular vertiport in Dubai

Airport technology company ADB Safegate and vertiport developer Kookiejar have announced a partnership to develop modular airports, starting in Dubai South. Kookiejar signed an agreement in 2022 with heliport and helicopter operator Air Chateau for […]

Business Partnerships

Urban-Air Port joins forces with NACO – accelerating vertiport integration into airports globally

Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban-Air Port® (UAP), making it the “first specialist aviation planning consultancy to support UAP in exploring how its pioneering ground infrastructure technology can […]

UAM infrastructure

NERL publishes FAA-sponsored study on vertiport electrical infrastructure requirements

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) study on vertiport electrical infrastructure. The study’s executive summary says: “Determining the electric load demands associated with introducing these aircraft is […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang opens its European UAM Centre at Lleida-Alguaire airport in Spain

EHang Holdings Limited has announced the inauguration of its first European UAM Centre in Spain (see https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/ehang-to-inaugurate-first-european-autonomous-air-vehicle-operations-centre-on-31-october/). “Located inside the Lleida–Alguaire International Airport (“LEDA”), the centre represents the first-of-its-kind in Europe for unmanned electric vertical […]