Giancarlo Ferrara, R&D Work Programme Coordinator at EUROCONTROL’s Drone/U-space Unit reports on how this SESAR research programme will support drone and passenger air taxi vehicles
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Category: Urban air mobility
EASA updates airspace Easy Access Rules defining requirements for manned aviation operating in U-space
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Easy Access Rules (EAR) for Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA). The revision incorporates the requirements
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Drone Delivery Canada expands test activities, opens new commercialisation centre
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has opened a new commercialisation centre to augment its main facility and test range. The new facility extends approximately 100 acres
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New white paper reviews potential of AAM in Canada’s Greater Toronto Region
The Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) has released a white paper focused on new aerial mobility systems in the Greater Toronto Area. The Advanced
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Skyward incorporates low altitude authorisation capability, supports automated flight approvals
U-space service provider Skyward has integrated the next generation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA’s) Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) within its platform.
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German researchers announce “successful trial of air taxi flight integration procedures within current airspace designs”
As part of the SkyCab II research project, Droniq GmbH and DFS Aviation Services (DAS), together with SkyCab partner Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) and Germandrones, have
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WATMC 2021: Seeing “UTM as a concept, not a thing” will result in faster development of support services
By Jenny Beechener Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) relies on a robust regulatory framework, secure networks and reliable data according to panel experts discussing “The push
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WATMC 2021: “You will be able to catch a flying taxi in Paris by 2024, accompanied by a pilot” says expert panel
By Jenny Beechener Panellists agreed by 2024, unmanned aerial mobility will be a reality in “certain areas” based on trials commencing in multiple locations. Volocopter
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Volcopter and infrastructure/UTM partners “to bring eVTOL operations to Italy by 2024”
Volocopter, Atlantia, Aeroporti di Roma, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and ENAV, Italy’s air navigation service provider have announced a partnership to bring urban
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WATMC 2021: Frequentis, Unmanned Experts join NASA AAM project
Frequentis, a global control centre communication provider, and Unmanned Experts, an autonomous robotics specialist, are joining the NASA Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project. The mission
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