The first flights involving manned and unmanned aircraft sharing the same airspace have taken place at Waterford Airport, Ireland, as part of the U-Flyte UTM
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Toulouse joins the EIP-SCC Urban Air Mobility programme
Toulouse Métropole has joined the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Initiative of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC). The initiative is led
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UK government advisers propose public consultation on air taxis
The UK’s Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council (SAC) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-future-of-flight-2017/position-statement-on-future-of-flight) has recommended that the department should start a public consultation on whether and how urban air
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EU research funding helps develop low-cost drone navigation system
The European Commission’s news service (https://cordis.europa.eu/result/rcn/239570_en.html) reports that an EU-funded initiative has developed a low-cost positioning and navigation system for unmanned aerial systems (UASs). Utilising
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NASA seeks industry partners for its new urban air mobility challenge
The US Federal Business Opportunities website ( https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=57bbdeecd8e64a6a083ecb19e660cfdb&tab=core&_cview=0) reports that NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) vision is to revolutionize mobility within metropolitan areas by enabling a
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Final wave of FAA LAANC airspace authorizations goes live in central north USA
On 13 September the Federal Aviation Administration announced the final wave of immediate airspace authorizations of the LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability) programme
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Xcel Energy starts BVLOS drone flights to check transmission lines
Xcel Energy has begun operating drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) during ongoing inspections of transmission lines near Denver, Colorado. “Today’s flight takes us
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NUAIR awards surveillance contract to SRC
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) has awarded SRC, Inc. a contract to provide surveillance equipment and services for phase two of the
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AirMap selected to provide UTM services by NUAIR
AirMap has been selected as a UTM provider by the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR Alliance), which is currently building a UAS traffic
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ICAO legal committee sets up drone integration working group
The main theme of the recently concluded 37th Session of the ICAO Legal Committee was modern technology and international air law. “To this end, the
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