Air TaxiStartup AirNova Plans Vertiport Network in France A French startup, AirNova, is working towards establishing a network of vertiports—sites for take-offs and landings of small electric air taxis as well as drones. The company aims to become the leading…
AI & AutonomyAirbus UpNext and Acubed Test New Technologies for Pilot Assistance A wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, called Airbus UpNext, announced recently that it has started testing new pilot assistance technologies with an A350-1000 test aircraft. Automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing,…
ATM ModernizationAirspace Monitoring for Drones: A Q&A With Hidden Level’s CEO At the end of last year, the Federal Aviation Administration mandated that all uncrewed aircraft made or sold in the United States must transmit Remote Identification information. By Sept. 16, 2023, drone…
Air TaxiSupernal to Utilize Microsoft Azure for eVTOL Development Hyundai’s Supernal recently announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft in development of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility. The collaboration aims to advance autonomy, cloud…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman and NASA Form Partnership for UAS Airspace Integration Northrop Grumman announced a new collaboration with NASA today. Their efforts will center around development and testing of solutions for the integration of large UAS (uncrewed aircraft systems) into the national airspace.…
UnmannedSkyfire and AeroVigilance Partner on Counter-UAS Services In an announcement this week, Skyfire Consulting shared news of its official partnership with AeroVigilance. Skyfire is a consulting group focused on public safety UAS (uncrewed aircraft systems). AeroVigilance offers consulting and…
AI & AutonomyAltaport Builds Vertiport Automation System to Support eVTOL Aircraft Altaport Inc. recently announced that it has built a vertiport automation system to facilitate air taxi operations. Altaport claims that this is the world’s first vertiport automation system. Vertiports are essentially heliports…
UnmannedDroneUp and Walmart Launch Drone Delivery Services in Florida Some Walmart customers in Florida can now take advantage of drone delivery services through Walmart’s partnership with DroneUp. Seven stores in Tampa and Orlanda offer deliveries via drone, for a $3.99 delivery…
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