Canada’s AIM Defence has won a CAD1 million competition from the Canadian Army during a three-week contest that ended in mid-June for its Fractl:1 high powered
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Volocopter lifts off in Paris – but with trial flights at just two locations
Last week Volocopter reported it had completed a crewed test flight at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, the first bespoke commercial vertiport for electric vertical take-off
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“Two-thirds of consumers are in favour of electric aviation” – new Lilium/Opinium survey
A new survey by Opinium of 4,000 people across the US, UK, France and Germany suggests that two-thirds (65%) of consumers are in favour of
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European Commission publishes decision on remote ID harmonised standards
The European Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2103 of 30 July 2024 on harmonised standard for direct remote identification for unmanned aircraft drafted in support of
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AeroVision Canada, Clearsky Connect, ANRA to build new Transport Canada UTM system
A consortium led by AeroVision Canada along with principal partners ANRA Technologies and ClearSky Connect, has been selected by Transport Canada, the Canadian aviation authority,
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FAA “authorises UTM-based multi-operator BVLOS flights in Dallas ahead of schedule”
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports it has authorized commercial drone flights without visual observers in the same Dallas-area airspace. “The authorizations for Zipline
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France’s Council of State gives green light for Volocopter flights at Paris Olympics
Multiple press sources report France’s Council of State, the supreme administrative judge in France, on July 24 ruled in favour of Volocopter flights taxis during
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Honeywell, Frequentis trial eVTOL ground control station integrated with UTM
Honeywell and Frequentis report they have reached a major milestone in advancing the operation of remotely piloted aircraft in European airspace as part of the
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World’s first municipal airspace management/autonomous vehicle ops centre opens in Israel
Israeli companies and government officials have developed the world’s first municipal airspace control centre, designed to manage autonomous drone and eventually eVTOL flights in and
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High Lander partners with BODA to distribute Vega UTM, Orion DFM in South Korea
High Lander, a provider of drone fleet management and uncrewed traffic management solutions, has signed a distribution partnership with BODA, a prominent South Korean drone
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