Malaysia conducted its first official beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flight on 16 September as industry participants began testing controlled drone flights to
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Category: Urban air mobility
Hamburg U-space defines sandbox area ready for the start of live flight demonstrations in October
U-space flight tests starting in October 2021 will take place in a newly-defined airspace in the port of Hamburg. In total, the real-world laboratory covers
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European Commission invites U-space and UAM demonstrators to participate in latest EUR60 million call for proposals
The European Commission has launched a new call under the Connecting Europe Facility, containing provisions for a series of pilot SESAR JU Digital European Sky
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Switzerland publishes summary of latest U-space progress and next developments
The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) Switzerland has published a summary of the latest U-space achievements and the upcoming developments in Switzerland. FOCA decided
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Urban-Air Port announces partnership with Hyundai, “65 UAM infrastructure hubs planned worldwide”
By Chris Stonor UK start-up Urban-Air Port has announced plans with the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Division of Hyundai Motor Group, to develop 65 urban-air
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UAS Symposium Episode IV: FAA develops new drone safety assessment tool for multiple classes of airspace
By Jenny Beechener The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a beta version of a new tool designed to more accurately reflect the safety
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Hamburg sandbox begins live flight tests this month to demonstration U-space services
Project partners have announced the first test flights at U-space Sandbox Hamburg from mid-September. The aim of the project is to promote the commercial use
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DroneLogbook selects Altitude Angel’s GuardianATM Cloud to support pre-flight planning services for drone operators
Drone operations management platform provider DroneLogbook has selected Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Cloud to provide pre-flight situational awareness data across Europe, Africa, and Asia. GuardianUTM Cloud
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Swedish air navigation service provider LFV tasked with lower airspace design
Swedish air navigation service provider LFV has been commissioned by the government to propose how the airspace below 2900 meters should be designed to create
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Austria issues tender for development of national unmanned traffic management system
Austrian air navigation service provider Austro Control has issued a tender for the procurement of a traffic management system for unmanned aircraft systems to manage
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