AAM/UAM route and programme news

KinectAir selects Electra to capitalize on growing point-to-point regional flight demand

KinectAir, the operating system for booking private charter and advanced air mobility flights, has partnered with Electra.aero (“Electra”), a next-gen aerospace company, to meet the growing demand for convenient, safe, and affordable flight services in […]

Vertiports

Pelligra partners with Skyportz to explore Australian vertiport network for electric air taxis and drone deliveries

Air taxi infrastructure company, Skyportz and property developer Pelligra today announced a partnership to explore jointly developing vertiport networks to attract air taxi and drone delivery services to Australia. Skyportz says the agreement builds on […]

Emerging regulations

ASTM International “developing an uncrewed aircraft-to-anything communication standard”

ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems committee (F38) is developing a proposed standard that will help identify communications security principles and relevant frameworks for securing ad hoc uncrewed aircraft system communications. According to a press release […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

“Just six of the world’s 113 UAM/AAM city programmes prioritise air ambulance services”

In the first six weeks of 2023, 14 cities and regions around the world launched new and eVTOL and/or advanced air mobility (AAM) programmes, while seven countries and cities updated their urban/advanced air mobility plans […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Doroni reports “completion of critical tethered flight test of its two-seat eVTOL”

Doroni Aerospace, a Miami-based company developing a two-seater eVTOL, has announced the company has completed a critical tethered flight test with its eVTOL prototype—the Doroni H1 ‘flying car.’ According to a company press statement: “This […]

Emerging regulations

28 Congress Members call for U.S. integration of Advanced Air Mobility into national airspace

U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23), co-chairs of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) caucus, and 26 Members of Congress have written to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to encourage the integration […]