Market analysis

“Drone delivery market to reach US494.5 million by 2026” – new market research

The global delivery drone market size is expected to reach USD 494.5 million by 2026 says Polaris Market Research.  “Delivery drones provides several advantages such as lower transportation costs, reduces delivery time by cutting down traffic, higher […]

UTM

“Intermittent cellular communications can still support complex drone operations” – GUTMA Connected Skies webinar

Intermittent communications based on mobile network operator (MNO) cellular networks can support highly automated UAS delivery operations, according to Reinaldo Negron, head of UTM at Wing, speaking at the first “Connected Skies,” webinar on 18 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“Loss of hover lift thrust due to false rotor speed readings caused crash of Aurora PAV” – NTSB

A US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aviation accident report published on 13 March 2020 into the crash of an Aurora Flight Sciences Pegasus Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV) unmanned aircraft system, N83AU in April 2019 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

NASA names 17 companies to participate in UAM Grand Challenge technology demonstrations

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed Space Act Agreements with 17 companies in the aviation industry to advance plans for the first in a series of technology demonstrations known as the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) […]