By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The UK’s largest air navigation service provider NATS is to roll out four UTM data services as part of its NATS OpenAir
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Rheinmetall, MBDA Deutschland advance partnership to develop maritime laser C-UAS systems
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have decided to continue their cooperation in the field of laser weapons. According to a press release: “The aim is to
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FAA publishes updated design guidance for vertiports, organises industry briefing day
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published its Draft Engineering Brief (EB) 105A, Vertiport Design and will hold a briefing day for industry on
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Fiji Airways to use Odys Aviation VTOLs for cargo routes between 330 islands
Odys Aviation, a company building hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and Fiji Airways, have announced that the companies have signed an Expression of
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SESAR JU launches new round of U-space research programmes
On 19 September, the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) joint undertaking announced that 18 exploratory research projects had officially kicked off. Three of these
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FAA to publish draft vertiport interim safety standards for public/industry comments
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Airports will soon announce the availability of and requesting comments on the update to Engineering Brief (EB)
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OneSky to deliver a UTM system to Fujairah Air Navigation Services
In a Linkedin post, OneSky has announced that the company has been selected by FANs Fujairah Air Navigation Services (FANS) to be its partner in
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What can we expect from first AAM flights? ICAO addresses challenges, potential
A PTS-6 powered Cessna on a short mission could expend up to USD700 of fuel; for an all-electric Beta ALIA flying the same mission the
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Overcoming U-space inertia – European Network of U-space stakeholders news
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes “Take small steps: Inertia can be overcome by taking small, manageable steps toward meaningful change. These steps can help restore a sense of control
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Altaport, WSP publish vertiport automation management system concept of operation
Altaport, an airport operations management platform provider, and WSP, an engineering, environment, and professional services firm, have released a concept of operations (CONOPS) providing a detailed
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