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Altitude Angel, a globally trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, is to widen the roll-out of its recently launched Approval Services platform to include property and large land estates. Described by Aviation Minister Baroness Vere as ‘a key step for UK aviation,’ the Approval Services platform will allow owners
Regulations
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has proposed rules for safe operations of Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (VTOL), which includes air taxis, paving the way for these innovative aircraft to take to the skies in Europe’s cities. Opinionsaid EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky. “This is the last piece
Testing
For the past year, ANRA Technologies has been conducting tests supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Airspace Management Demonstration (UAMD) project that recently culminated with live flights in California. In collaboration with other industry partners, ANRA successfully provided airspace management services for Aurora Flight Sciences, a
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Archer Aviation Inc., San Jose, California, was awarded an $110,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Midnight Based Advanced Vertical Lift. This contract is a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III to iteratively conduct government operational experimentation on military installation for government-owned, government-operated flight operations to execute and
UAM/UTM
UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider Altitude Angel is to provide all UK airports with the ability to become ‘UTM Ready’ and by doing so will put the UK at the top of the world’s most advanced nations for drone operations and service readiness. Whilst Japan, Switzerland, France, Germany,
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PRIMUS AERO is investing in the future of transportation with the purchase of a fleet of PAL-V Liberty vehicles, enhancing their operational excellence and minimizing the downtime of clients’ aircraft. As Stephan Krainer, CEO and Founder of PRIMUS AERO, explains: "The PAL-V is a time-saving machine for us. Our
UAM/UTM
Australia’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority today released guidelines for vertiport design following extensive community and industry consultation. This advisory circular (AC) applies to: • persons involved in the design, construction, and operation of vertiports • proponents of vertiports • AAM aircraft owners/operators • planning authorities • aerodrome operators • the Civil
Research
There are currently 415,000 drones in Germany. With around 360,000 drones, most are used privately. However, this proportion has been declining for several years. In contrast, the use of drones in the commercial sector has almost tripled since 2019 and increased by 197 percent to around 56,000
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The Estonian Transport Administration, with funding from the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency, has launched a project to develop a concept for a U-space sandbox. The project commenced last April and recently conducted a workshop in Tartu to discuss the sandbox and to collect feedback on its economic development. Workshop
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Archer Aviation hosted the Federal AAM Interagency Working Group at its flight test facility recently. As part of the visit, the attendees witnessed a live flight test, viewed Archer’s Midnight aircraft and learned more about Archer’s approach to aircraft design, safety and certification. The delegation of federal stakeholders
Testing
Doroni Aerospace has successfully completed over 50 test flights of its electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Doroni Aerospace H1, at its state-of-the-art facility. Since its establishment in 2016 by serial entrepreneur Doron Merdinger, Doroni Aerospace has been dedicated to transforming the way we travel. With a world-class
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The ASKA A5 is the world's first flying car to start the type certification process with the FAA. The Silicon Valley air mobility company's prototype was awarded Certificate of Authorization (COA) and Special Airworthiness Certification by the FAA and has started flight testing. Since 2022 ASKA