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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Category: Urban air mobility
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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A world first: autonomous air taxi operations launch – in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) reports it has inaugurated “the self-driving air taxi experience for the first time during Hajj season.” According
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China accelerates its plan to develop a USD44 billion low altitude economy by 2026
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The launch today of the Jiangmen Low-Altitude Tourism Town project (including an order for 100 Xpeng Aerhot eVTOLs) and the Taiyuan City
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Seaplanes, eVTOLs and drones – Europe’s Di-Pegasus project researching UAM integration
The European research Di-Pegasus, led by EuroUSC Italia, is to test new technologies capable of flying and managing drone and eVTOL fleets. It is also
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EASA publishes completed package of advanced air mobility regulations
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has released its finalised package of Innovative Air Mobility regulations, comprising “a comprehensive set of requirements for piloted electric
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“Efficient route planning key to urban airspace management planning” – SIAM cluster
Efficient routes that minimize environmental impact and improve urban mobility are one of the core requirements of an integrated urban air mobility traffic management system,
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Multi constellation GNSS signals will be needed for UAM services – new EU research
Urban environments significantly impact satellite availability; using multi-constellation (GPS and Galileo) was shown to improve both availability and dilution of precision (DOP) in such degraded
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HighLander launches 3D version of Vega UTM for complex, urban airspace flight planning
HighLander reports that its Vega UTM airspace planning and management tool now comes in three dimensions, “providing immersive visualization for better understanding of complex airspaces,”
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