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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Category: Urban air mobility
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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Australia to publish drone and eVTOL air traffic management strategy later this year
Australia will reform the administration and management of its national airspace by 2030, which will include airspace arrangements that allow for the increased use of
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Integrating eVTOL operations at two-runway airports – new Air Mobility Initiative research
“How could CityAirbus fly in the existing airspace structures, ensuring minimal impact on conventional air traffic? This was one of the guiding research questions to
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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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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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