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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Category: Urban air mobility
ENAIRE partners with universities and Canary Island government to progress U-space
ENAIRE, Spain’s air navigation service provider, has announced a partnership agreement covering new projects related to drones, air mobility and satellites. The agreement was signed
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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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UK CAA sets out airspace modernisation deployment plan
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published its Airspace Modernisation Strategy, Part 3: Deployment Plan, setting out the key activities and milestones the industry
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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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AAM market dominance: who is winning the global AAM network wars? Part one
The latest update to the 500 page plus Global AAM/UAM Market Map database now includes details on 249 individual advanced/urban air mobility programmes in 60 countries throughout
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EHang completes flight trials of European GNSS EGNOS airspace integration procedures
China’s eVTOL manufacturer EHang has announced the completion of a series of flights by its EH216-S electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft supported
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Italy publishes national eVTOL flight operations and vertiport regulations
Italy’s National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) has published the first regulation at national level which regulates flight operations with vertical takeoff and landing capable aircraft
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Australian government announces new funding for BVLOS drone and eVTOL research
Enhanced beyond line of visual sight (BVLOS) drone operations, electric aircraft charging systems, airspace regulation, hydrogen-powered aircraft and cargo drone operations are all research projects
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