By Chris Stonor NASA and the US Longbow Group announced this week a partnership agreement to establish beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight-corridors for
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Category: Urban air mobility
EASA announces eVTOL certification expected 2024, clear approval of citizens and key role for local authorities
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced the results of the first European wide study of citizens’ expectations of urban air mobility (UAM),
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NASA to work with US local governments on introducing UAM/AAM operations
Five state and local government entities have signed agreements with NASA’s aeronautical innovators to work together in considering how emerging cargo-carrying drone and passenger-carrying air taxi services
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European Metropolis 2 research focuses on safe drone operations in high density airspace.
Metropolis 2 is a two-year European research programme funded under Horizon 2020 involving eight project partners. Coordinated by Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) the
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Australian government promises AUD35.7 million to support emerging UTM technology
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack announced new policy measures aimed at creating an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system in collaboration with Defence, Airservices and
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New EU-funded consortium to research acceptance, safety and sustainability of UAM, including UTM
A group of companies and research laboratories from Poland, Italy, Portugal, and the Netherlands coordinated by Ł-ILOT, have teamed up to launch ASSURED – UAM,
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Japan addresses safety standards, licensing and infrastructure requirements for ‘flying cars’
Japan’s transport ministry plans to establish standards on required performances and safety to put flying cars into practical use, as well as a licensing system,
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Germany’s D3 joins Canadian programme to implement urban UTM concepts
The German UAM startup D3 Technologies AG has joined the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) to support efforts to develop Urban Air Traffic Control
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Australian government publishes ‘emerging aviation technologies’ policy statement
Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communities has published a National Emerging Aviation Technologies (NEAT) policy statement, intended to enable adoption of new
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Transport Canada forms drone advisory committee to inform policy for unmanned and automated craft
Transport Canada is launching a Canadian Drone Advisory Committee (CanaDAC) on 12 May 2021, which will provide a national forum for industry and other key
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