Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) network, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, to
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Category: Urban air mobility
Eurocontrol inaugurates Paris drone centre of excellence and drone corridor ops room
Eurocontrol’s Innovation Hub at Brétigny, near Paris, inaugurated its Paris Region Drone Centre of Excellence and opened a drone corridor operations room in cooperation with
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UK regulator invites feedback on paper exploring UTM deployment in the UK
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Innovation Hub has published a paper entitled Developing a Regulatory Vision for UK UTM and calls for industry input
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Sierra Leone launches medical drone delivery network to improve access to health services
Sierra Leone’s Directorate of Science Technology & Innovation (DSTI) reports completion of the first delivery of medicines by drone in the country. The drone delivery
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SESAR SAFIR-Med delivery network programme announces 2022 demonstration flights
The SESAR JU Unmanned Aerial Mobility (UAM) programme SAFIR-Med, which is testing medical deliveries between healthcare centres in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, has announced
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Pre-registration of drones opens as part of new legislative measures in Japan
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has mandated registration of drones weighing more than 100 g from 2022 under new legislation aimed at
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Portugal launches UAM medical delivery corridors between Porto hospitals
Portugal’s Hospital de São João in Porto is testing “new technology-based solutions, in order to speed up the response in emergency situations, as well as
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Volocopter establishes joint venture in Saudi Arabia to create bespoke public eVTOL mobility system
Urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter and Saudi Arabia’s NEOM region have established a joint venture (JV) company to design, implement, and operate a bespoke
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FAA launches 2021 holiday “twelve days of drones” safety campaign
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched its 12 Days of Drones campaign to educate the public about the rules, regulations and best practices
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French regulator publishes SORA guide, sets out expectations for safe drone operations
The French civil aviation authority (DGAC) has published a guide to support operators of drone systems wishing to prepare a safety study. The guide to
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