CommercialUber Elevate: All the Highlights from UAM's Biggest Show Uber's third annual Elevate Summit has closed, and you can be forgiven for missing some of the announcements which hit downtown Washington fast and hard. Luckily, Avionics is here to round them…
IIOTUber Announces Partners for Skyport Construction, Operations Uber announced a series of partnerships to tackle the infrastructure and operations challenges that surround the operation of air taxis in urban environments. To conduct skyport operations, Uber will partner with Signature…
ATM ModernizationNine of Uber's Favorite Skyport Concepts Uber has announced eight architecture firms to design future skyports for its first three cities, and, at its third annual Elevate Summit, the companies showcased leading concepts. "This year, we invited innovative…
IIOTUrban Air Mobility in Regulatory Infancy, Elwell Says While the buzz surrounding Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is ever louder, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell on June 11 said his agency is taking a "crawl, walk, run"…
IIOTMelbourne Joins Dallas, L.A. as Third Uber Air Launch City Melbourne, Australia, is Uber’s third international pilot city for Uber Air, joining Dallas and Los Angeles as launch municipalities for the rideshare giant’s air taxi venture. “As a growing business, it was…
CommercialHow Batteries Will Power the Next Evolution of Aviation To certify battery packs for use in electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles, companies need data. But, how do you test something that isn't yet happening? Painstakingly, it turns out. The first step is…
CommercialSafran Wants to Get You Inside an Air Taxi, But Isn't Sure Whose Yet Safran designing cabins for Uber air taxis is a bit of an unusual arrangement because Uber Elevate is not in the business of manufacturing aircraft. It does afford some opportunities, though, according…
ConnectivityDoes the Connected Aircraft Need Electronically Steerable Antennas? SAN DIEGO -- The future form, fit and function of commercial airplane antennas that enable high speed internet connectivity for passengers and pilots will be lower in profile with little to no moving…