The US House of Representatives proposes a bill to provide for coordinated Federal efforts to accelerate civilian unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility research
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Category: Urban air mobility
AirMap to shut down flight planning app, withdraws from LAANC service provision
Uncrewed Traffic Management company AirMap has announced it will shut down the AirMap application on 22 June 2023, according to company media coverage. AirMap has
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SkeyDrone introduces traffic information system to increase airspace situational awareness
Belgian uncrewed traffic management (UTM) company SkyDrone has developed a Traffic Information Service (TIS) available for manned and unmanned aviation. Traffic information is one of
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Partners launch BVLOS test flights with Lower Saxony drone test centre in Germany
Germany’s Lower Saxony State Aviation Authority has approved beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights for a series of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) operations in northwestern Germany. Digital
Read moreEurocae calls for participation in WG-127 to develop software methodology for lower risk airspace users
European standards agency Eurocae has issued a call for participation in working group WG-127, Lower-risk Aviation Applications. Eurocae council approved the creation of WG-127 in
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Advanced air mobility missing from latest Horizon European EU research funding
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The latest analysis of the 2025-2027 Horizon Europe Strategic Plan from the European Commission – the second half of its EUR 95.5
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China announces launch of Xinjiang “Smart Air City” EHang-based UAM tourist service
The Chinese government’s public procurement portal has announced that Xinjiang Xiyu Jade Bird General Aviation Co., Ltd will create a RMB 21 million (USD3 million)
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ICAO launches Drone Enable 2023 webinar series in one week, addresses collaborative operations
The first of the Drone Enable 2023 three-part educational webinar series first announced in April begins on 30 May with the topic: UTM as an
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TUM to research eVTOL flight control systems to support safe, windy, urban vertiport operations
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has embarked a new research programme to develop new eVTOL flight control software to ensure safety during the take
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US Transportation Department seeks industry, public input into its national AAM strategy
The following is an edited version of the US Department of Transportation Request For Information and scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on
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