Dr Tim McCarthy is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Maynooth University, Ireland The U-Flyte research programme (see box) has set itself many different
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Category: Urban air mobility
Maastricht, Aachen, Hasselt, Heerlen, Liège join the Urban Air Mobility Initiative
The MAHHL Cities (Maastricht, Aachen, Hasselt, Heerlen, Liège) have joined the Urban Air Mobility programme, a venture led by Airbus and is supported by the
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Nouvelle Aquitaine joins EIP-SCC Urban Air Mobility programme with a focus on tourism transport
The Region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine has signed the Manifesto of Intent for the Urban Air Mobility programme. “Nouvelle-Aquitaine was the first region in France convinced of
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Toulouse joins the EIP-SCC Urban Air Mobility programme
Toulouse Métropole has joined the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Initiative of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC). The initiative is led
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UK government advisers propose public consultation on air taxis
The UK’s Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council (SAC) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-future-of-flight-2017/position-statement-on-future-of-flight) has recommended that the department should start a public consultation on whether and how urban air
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NASA seeks industry partners for its new urban air mobility challenge
The US Federal Business Opportunities website ( https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=57bbdeecd8e64a6a083ecb19e660cfdb&tab=core&_cview=0) reports that NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) vision is to revolutionize mobility within metropolitan areas by enabling a
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