The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed rules for safe operations of Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (VTOL), which includes air taxis, paving the
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Category: Urban air mobility
DORAI publishes first requirements for drone operators, invites industry input
The Drone Operator Requirements Aero Initiative (DORAI) has published the first requirements to support and help drone manufacturers focus their development efforts. These requirements are
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Drone Industry Insights report predicts 7.7% CAGR drone market growth to reach USD54.6 million by 2030
The annual Drone Market Report by Drone Industry Insights, compiled from data across 181 countries, predicts the combined drone market value to reach USD54.6 billion, driven by
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Skypuzzler introduces digital air traffic control for drones to operate in manned airspace
Drone services company Skypuzzler has introduced digital software designed to monitor the airspace for potential collisions. The technology provides routing and height adjustments to enable
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Indro Robotics flies in urban wind tunnels for Canadian research council project
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC), in conjunction with Transport Canada and other partners, is conducting research on urban airflow. Airflow in urban centres is very
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State of Texas introduces drone laws, El Paso International and Aloft provide guidance materials
The State of Texas has approved a new bill that will go into effect September 1, 2023, aimed at enhancing drone safety by restricting flying
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High Lander and UAV Latam to provide drone fleet management in nine Latin American countries
Latin American drone operator UAV Latam, with subsidiaries in nine countries across the continent, has announced that it will be using High Lander’s Orion drone
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uAvionix and Choctaw Nation complete BVLOS flights using aviation protected C-Band
uAvionix, operating at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Emerging Aviation Technology Center, completed a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight in non-segregated airspace
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Eurocae releases draft ED-322 on interoperability requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems
Standards agency Eurocae has released its draft document ED-322 on System Performance and Interoperability Requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems. The document describes the system performance
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UAM/AAM reality check: fire training-course approvals as important as airworthiness certificates
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The rate of progress in the evolution of the global urban air mobility market is determined largely by the speed with which
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