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“Europe will need one vertiport/drone landing site per 3,000 urban residents by 2036” -DACUS report

March 25, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes UAM infrastructure, Vertiports

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

FAA, NASA and UAS industry leaders meet with NUAIR to discuss vertiport technology and self-flying aircraft in cities

March 25, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes UAM infrastructure, Vertiports

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

EHang and Giancarlo Zema Design collaborate to construct “first eco-sustainable vertiport”

March 15, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Vertiports

By Chris Stonor EHang announced last week its collaboration with Italian architecture firm, Giancarlo Zema Design Group (GZDG), to create the “world’s first fully eco-sustainable

Lilium and Ferrovial to partner on “10 or more vertiports in U.S.”

January 28, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Vertiports

By Chris Stonor Lilium, the eVTOL air taxi jet company service, and Ferrovial, a global infrastructure operator, have signed a framework agreement to develop a

Lilium in partnership with Tavistock to build first U.S. vertiport in Orlando

November 12, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Vertiports

By Chris Stonor Following on from yesterday’s breaking news that Munich-based Lilium, an eVTOL jet aircraft manufacturer, will open its first U.S. vertiport at Orlando’s

We need to re-think air taxis and vertiports

August 31, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Vertiports

Companies are beginning to ask questions about the viability of Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) VTOL aircraft, says Thomas Melcher of https://www.sky-boom.com/ Sabastian Thrun, Larry Page’s

Lilium designs its own “smaller, smarter and safer Vertiport”

July 2, 2020 Chris Stonor UAM infrastructure, Vertiports

Lilium aims to design vertiports for its vehicles which are smaller, smarter and safer than other designs and that deliver a scalable, high-speed regional transportation

“ISO to develop standards for small cargo drones vertiports” – EuroUSC-Italia

April 29, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Emerging regulations, Vertiports

On 27 April 2020, ISO Technical Committee TC/20 (Aerospace) approved the launch of the New Work Item (NWI) 5015-2 to develop an international standard on

How do you put out a vertiport fire? One of the many unanswered questions facing UAM infrastructure developers

January 12, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes UAM infrastructure, Vertiports

By Michael Willoughby China’s autonomous air taxi company EHang at the start of December 2019 announced its strategic partnership with property developer Heli Chuangxin Real

Skyports shows render of first-ever full-scale, life-sized vertiport prototype

September 10, 2019 Michael Willoughby UAM infrastructure, Vertiports

Skyports has released a render of the world’s first-ever full-scale, life-sized vertiport prototype. The real thing will be shown at this year’s ITS World Congress