A EUR492,000 grant issued by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is funding the establishment of Germany’s first U-Space test environment operated by
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Category: Urban air mobility
European industrial research project AURA addresses drone access to urban airspace
The SESAR JU ATM U-space project AURA is tackling one of the main hurdles that prevent drones from taking off in cities: their safe integration
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Airwayz Drones partners with Digiland to provide third party U-space services
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) company Airwayz Drones has formed a strategic partnership with financing and operations company Digiland to provide ready-to-deploy fleet management solutions and
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New European coalition aims to improve urban air mobility by establishing a regional UAM network, invites participants
A coalition between two EU-funded projects AiRMOUR and AURORA aims to improve the current urban airspace transport system in European cities through a collaborative network
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UK CAA to redefine lower airspace architecture to incorporate UTM, BVLOS and DAA procedures
By Jenny Beechener “Development of a vision and a roadmap for lower airspace” has been added to the substantial review of the UK’s Airspace Modernisation
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Safety reporting for UAS activity now available online as part of NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has added an online category for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to its Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS).
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Europe plans to develop ‘Drone Strategy 2.0’ ready for adoption in 2022 to align with sustainability and smart mobility goals
The European Commission has announced its intention to adopt a Drone Strategy 2.0 in 2022 to further develop drones as part of the region’s sustainable
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NASA publishes concept of operations for high density vertiport operations
The US National Aeronautical and Space Administration has released a concept of operations for high density vertiport operations. The publication provides a guide for future
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CIVATAglobal white paper sets out steps for local authorities to develop scalable UAM services
The global Civic Air Transport Association (CIVATAglobal) has developed a framework for local authorities around the world which can be used as a starting point
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UK Project XCelerate white paper examines role of critical communications
Explaining how the UK’s Project XCelerate is supporting development of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has
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