Bristow Group Secures Early Deliveries of 5 Elroy Air Chaparral Cargo Drones
The Houston-based firm primarily operates helicopter services but is looking to expand its portfolio with aircraft from Elroy and others.
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EASA Charts Future of Drone, AAM Industry With Proposed Framework
The European regulator released a 58-page proposal to craft rules and regulations for drones and eVTOL aircraft, including air taxis.
Our Drones Will Blot Out the Sun
A drone partnership with the world’s largest retailer, an update on a crashed eVTOL, and the U.S. plan to build an army of drones and other autonomous systems—all that and more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
Vertical Aerospace Shares Details on eVTOL Crash, Gears Up for Crewed Testing
The company explained what went wrong during the August accident, and it plans the next phase of testing for 2024.
Banner Towplanes Over Miami Beach Will Soon Be Replaced by Drones
Sustainable Skylines has received FAA approval to fly the remotely piloted aircraft and will begin advertising in October or November.
uAvionix, Choctaw Nation Complete first BVLOS C-Band Drone Flights
The partners used uAvionix’s SkyLine software to command and control drones beyond the operator’s line of sight.
‘Small, Smart, Cheap, and Many’: DOD to Build Up Thousands of Autonomous Systems
The department revealed the U.S. plan to produce ‘multiple thousands’ of cheap, attritable drones and other systems to counter China.
NASA Crew-7 Astronauts Arrive at International Space Station
The agency’s seventh Commercial Crew rotation mission successfully docked with the orbital laboratory Sunday.
FAA Suspects Nearly 5,000 Pilots Concealing Medical Issues to Keep Flying
The agency is investigating some 4,800 former military pilots who now fly for Part 121 passenger and air cargo operators, among others.
Walmart, Alphabet’s Wing Partner on Dallas Drone Delivery
Both companies have a drone delivery presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area—they’re now joining forces.
