By Michael Doran Australia’s Skyportz is pushing ahead with plans to develop a network of landing sites at major cities in Australia to serve urban
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Category: Urban air mobility
Wing makes first commercial drone delivery in the USA
This afternoon Wing is delivering packages, over-the-counter medication, snacks and gifts to residents of Christiansburg, Virginia, the USA first commercial drone delivery service. According to
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European Commission, EIB set up new fund to finance drone infrastructure development
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 17 October announced the launch of a “European Drone Investment – Advisory Platform” to support
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Terra Drone UTM system supports downtown Tokyo drone test flight
Japan’s Terra Drone in collaboration with real estate company Mitsubishi Estate, has conducted a test flight in the city of Tokyo to showcase how drones
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New study details global urban air mobility costs, revenues and infrastructure requirements
The first global, detailed, city-by-city analysis of urban air mobility investment costs, revenue potential and infrastructure requirements has been completed by Washington DC-based corporate and
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Wing “focusing on community impact” – Terrance Bouldin-Johnson, Head of Australian Operations
By Michael Doran Following the launch in April 2019 of the first Australian commercial drone delivery service, Wing announced plans on 31 July to expand
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Ehang to test air taxi network in Guangzhou
China’s Guangdong news service http://www.newsgd.com/ reports that EHang, the Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company will trial its first air taxi network in
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NASA launches competition to address airspace safety risks
Safeguarding flights in US airspace is the aim of a new competition launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center in
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Urban air mobility experts meet to address safety and security needs
Safety and security technologies for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) was the focus of the fourth network meeting of partners and guests from the UAM Ingolstadt
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“Flirtey on track to start US medical, commercial drone deliveries in 2020”
According to Matthew Sweeny, Founder and CEO of drone delivery company Flirtey, the company “is now on the fast-track to begin lifesaving AED delivery and
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