The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has formed the University Transportation Center of Excellence for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
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Category: Urban air mobility
Air mobility consortium established in Japan’s Kaga City
The Kaga City Next-Generation Air Mobility Consortium has been established in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, with the aim of industrial clustering related to next-generation air mobility
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Wisk, Skygrid and FAA William J Hughes centre to research remotely piloted eVTOL NAS integration
US eVTOL developer Wisk Aero has announced in a Linkedin post at it is partnering with the US Federal Aviation Administration’s William J. Hughes Technical
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Wisk Aero partners with Airservices Australia to advance autonomous air taxi flights
Wisk Aero has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airservices Australia, which provides air traffic management and associated services in Australia.
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SAMVA research demonstrates “integration of EGNOS GNSS with autonomous eVTOL operations”
The SAMVA project successfully hosted a dissemination event at Lleida-Alguaire Airport, aimed at raising awareness and fostering public acceptance of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) solutions.
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“1,504 vertiports now planned for construction worldwide” – latest Global AAM/UAM Market Map report
The February 2025 update to the Global AAM/UAM Market Map report: The global vertiport market map and forecast 2025-2029 has identified 1,504 vertiports being planned for
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Oklahoma launches AAM strategy; around USD 35 million in vertiport investment in 2025
Oklahoma’s new advanced air mobility strategy predicts private and public investments of around USD35 million in vertiport infrastructure in 2025 and around USD 5 million
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FAA publishes updated design guidance for vertiports, organises industry briefing day
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published its Draft Engineering Brief (EB) 105A, Vertiport Design and will hold a briefing day for industry on
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Thales and Underwood Innovation Lab to establish AAM centre in Queensland
Thales and Underwood Innovation Lab have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish an Advanced Air Mobility Centre of Excellence in South East Queensland, Australia.
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What can we expect from first AAM flights? ICAO addresses challenges, potential
A PTS-6 powered Cessna on a short mission could expend up to USD700 of fuel; for an all-electric Beta ALIA flying the same mission the
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