UAM infrastructure

NEXA Capital Partners accelerates investment in eVTOL flight with launch of Urban Air Mobility Geomatics business

NEXA Capital Partners has launched Urban Air Mobility Geomatics, LLC, a new business intelligence entity to accelerate investment into eVTOL flight through analytical tools and advanced models, supported by geospatial data and business case analysis. […]

Commentary

“Has EASA jumped the gun with its SC-VTOL conditions?” – Mike Hirschberg, Verticle Flight Society Executive Director

This commentary was originally published in the September/Octoctober 2019 issue of the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertiflite magazine and is republished with permission. The Vertical Flight Society has been supporting the development of electric vertical take-off and landing […]

UTM

Helsinki airport Volocopter demonstrator flight shows viability of UTM technology for complex, congested airspace

The world’s first electric air taxi flight managed by a UTM system integrated with the country’s air traffic management (ATM) system, with multiple UTM service providers sharing flight tracking and communications data through a single […]

New city projects

New study details global urban air mobility costs, revenues and infrastructure requirements

The first global, detailed, city-by-city analysis of urban air mobility investment costs, revenue potential and infrastructure requirements has been completed by Washington DC-based corporate and strategic financial consultancy NEXA Advisors. NEXA has researched detailed infrastructure […]

Express delivery

Wing “focusing on community impact” – Terrance Bouldin-Johnson, Head of Australian Operations

By Michael Doran Following the launch in April 2019 of the first Australian commercial drone delivery service, Wing announced plans on 31 July to expand operations into one of the fastest growing communities in Australia, […]

Medical/pharmaceutical transport

Pierce-Redwing partnership targets BVLOS global medical deliveries

A partnership between Pierce Aerospace and Redwing Labs aims to expand BVLOS operations for commercial healthcare deliveries. The agreement combines Pierce’s drone remote identification capability with Redwing’s long-distance drone delivery services to provide a global […]