Air taxis and personal transports

Volocopter raises funding level EUR122 million as DB Schenker makes major investment

Volocopter and DB Schenker have today announced an investment by the global logistics service provider into Volocopter, extending its Series C funding to now total EUR87 million. Besides DB Schenker, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, TransLink […]

Emerging regulations

“Shortcomings in FAA drone ID proposals can be solved by new ASTM I standard “- Wing

Drone delivery company Wing has issued a press statement which outlines its view on how the new ASTM International standard for sharing UTM information (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/news-first/astm-international-publishes-standards-for-remote-id-and-tracking-of-drones/) can help to address some of the “challenges” contained in […]

Public consultation

“NASA, FAA and partners need to research UAV operations on society” – new report

NASA should collaborate with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), industry, academia to research the full effects that increased unpiloted air vehicle traffic would have on society, including ramifications to sound, privacy, environmental matters, and cybersecurity, […]

Medical/pharmaceutical transport

Rigi Technologies to start medical sample drone deliveries in Switzerland then other European markets

Lausanne, Switzerland-based drone technology company Rigi Technologies has announced it will start drone deliveries of medical supplies between hospitals and diagnostic centres in the next few weeks. “In the next months we are going to […]

Express delivery

Volocopter and shopping app/delivery company Grab partner to examine UAM market opportunities

German air taxi/cargo drone manufacturer Volocopter and Southeast Asia’s largest everyday super app Grab announced that they will conduct a joint feasibility study on urban air mobility as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

Air taxis and personal transports

ASX and Spirit AeroSystems developing “affordable eVTOL aircraft for mass production”

Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX), an aviation technology start-up, and Spirit AeroSystems, a global aircraft design and manufacturing company, have signed a memorandum of understanding and a definitive agreement to cooperate on creation of affordable, certified […]