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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Category: Urban air mobility
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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Altaport, WSP publish vertiport automation management system concept of operation
Altaport, an airport operations management platform provider, and WSP, an engineering, environment, and professional services firm, have released a concept of operations (CONOPS) providing a detailed
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Australia to publish drone and eVTOL air traffic management strategy later this year
Australia will reform the administration and management of its national airspace by 2030, which will include airspace arrangements that allow for the increased use of
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Integrating eVTOL operations at two-runway airports – new Air Mobility Initiative research
“How could CityAirbus fly in the existing airspace structures, ensuring minimal impact on conventional air traffic? This was one of the guiding research questions to
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Volocopter lifts off in Paris – but with trial flights at just two locations
Last week Volocopter reported it had completed a crewed test flight at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, the first bespoke commercial vertiport for electric vertical take-off
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ENAIRE partners with universities and Canary Island government to progress U-space
ENAIRE, Spain’s air navigation service provider, has announced a partnership agreement covering new projects related to drones, air mobility and satellites. The agreement was signed
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“Two-thirds of consumers are in favour of electric aviation” – new Lilium/Opinium survey
A new survey by Opinium of 4,000 people across the US, UK, France and Germany suggests that two-thirds (65%) of consumers are in favour of
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