Zipline Drones Surpass Flying More Than 100 Million Miles
World’s largest operator says its UAVs have now covered more distance than 200 lunar round trips.
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North Carolina Universities Get $2M to Study Drones, Electric Air Taxis
State’s department of transportation creates a coalition of research universities to study a fast-approaching new generation of aircraft.
Autonomous Black Hawk Demonstration Fights Fire With Precision
Sikorsky and Rain collaboration illustrates how uncrewed aircraft can play a role in searching for and attacking wildfires before they spread out of control, companies say.
Innovators Compete to Build Self-Flying Emergency Aircraft
GoAERO is a three-year competition backed by NASA, Boeing, RTX, Honeywell, and aviation and first response industry groups.
Embry-Riddle Partners to Prepare Cities for Self-Flying Aircraft, Air Taxis
The country’s premier aviation and aerospace academy is working with the newly formed Advanced Air Mobility Association (AAMA) to create blueprints for integration.
NASA Pod Helps Self-Flying Aircraft ‘See’ Surroundings
The space agency’s AIRVUE project uses cameras and sensors to collect information on obstacles in the environment, compiling it into a massive database.
EHang Completes More Passenger-Carrying eVTOL Flights in China
The Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi manufacturer delivers five aircraft to Xishan Tourism.
Boeing Air Taxi Arm Wisk Aero Sets 2032 Olympic Games Target
The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer is working to develop a network of vertiports in time for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia.
Air Force Begins Testing Uncrewed Aircraft Traffic Control System
The Air Force Research Laboratory is studying ways to integrate flights of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) at bases nationwide.
Boeing Air Taxi Subsidiary Wisk Aero Acquires Verocel
The acquisition is intended to speed up the certification process for Wisk’s self-flying Generation 6 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
