The economic impact of drones is estimated to contribute AUD5.5 billion to the Australian economy, rising to AUD14.5 billion by 2040, according to a government
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Category: Urban air mobility
AW-Drones project launches Drone Standards Info Portal, providing European ‘megastandard’ for UAS operators
The Drone Standards Info Portal is an online repository supporting EASA and the EC in their drone-related development actions. Developed as part of the EU-funded
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World ATM Congress panel reviews UTM innovation and harmonisation through government/industry collaboration
Senior industry representatives discussed integration of unmanned and manned air traffic in a webinar hosted by World ATM Congress on 13 October 2020. Reported by
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India approves establishment of a Drone Directorate as a separate agency under the aviation ministry
India’s Finance Ministry has approved the establishment of a separate Drone Directorate under the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The Directorate had been established
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Wisk and NASA partner to accelerate autonomous advanced air mobility
Wisk, the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) all-electric self-flying air taxi company, is teaming with NASA in the first partnership between the two organizations to focus
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European U-space research will focus on ‘Urban air mobility, ATM integration and Advanced services’ to meet U3, U4 operations
By Jenny Beechener The SESAR Joint Undertaking described three high priority research areas as the focus for the next phase of U-space research and development.
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Collaboration between GSMA and GUTMA defines an initial LTE aerial profile for drone operations
The Aerial Connectivity Joint Activity (ACJA), a collaboration between GSMA and the Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association (GUTMA) has issued its first deliverable, the LTE
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Horizon 2020-funded projects plan ‘air taxi demonstrations in Europe by 2022’
Spanish national air navigation manager ENAIRE is working on European projects to manage the future mobility of people in urban and peri-urban areas through flying
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“In five years you will be able order something and a drone’s at your house in a few minutes”
Ryan Walsh is CEO and Co-Founder of Valqari, the company meeting the challenge of the “last inch” logistics problem with its patented universal Drone Delivery
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Canadian research agencies launch CAAM to develop commercial advanced air mobility (AAM) operations
A multi-stakeholder group has announced the launch of the Vancouver-based Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) aimed at streamlining research and development of commercial Advanced
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