by Nikos Chatzis | 2 Nov, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Battery Technology, Drones' Technology Management, Electric Aircraft, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Japanese eVTOL designer SkyDrive is the first in the country whose application for type certification for an eVTOL aircraft has been accepted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT), the company announced last Friday. As...
by Nikos Chatzis | 25 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Artificial Intelligence, Aviation Technology, Drones' Technology Management
“…On September 15, 2021, Textron eAviation revealed a passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept design at a presentation provided by Rob Scholl, senior vice president for Textron eAviation, on Sept. 15, 2021 at the JetNet iQ Summit...
by Nikos Chatzis | 25 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics
“…Mesa and Flirtey are initially focusing on the last-mile food delivery industry, enabling Mesa to expand beyond the global airlines market and into the global foodservice market. The immediate goal of the partnership is to conduct commercial drone...
by Nikos Chatzis | 24 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Artificial Intelligence, Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics
“…In March Patently Apple posted an IP report titled “Apple has Won a Patent relating to Drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” and more importantly relating to drones connected to cellular networks. Below is Apple’s patent FIG. 9 from the March patent that...
by Nikos Chatzis | 23 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Drones' Technology Management, Electric Aircraft, Geopolitics
“…While orbiting south of the runway in preparation for landing, both the unmanned aircraft’s engines shut down unexpectedly. The External Pilot on the ground, who was visual with the aircraft, took control and landed it without further incident. The...
by Nikos Chatzis | 22 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics
“…Swedish startup Jetson has released extensive new in-flight footage of its Jetson ONE, a personal eVTOL it plans to make available as a kit for home-building starting next year. Built around a rigid aluminium spaceframe with eight electric motors, the...