by Nikos Chatzis | 4 Aug, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Drones' Technology Management, Electric Aircraft, eVTOL, Geopolitics, NASA
“…NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement with San Francisco-based Zipline to pursue a future vision of U.S. aviation that includes delivery drones and air taxis. To fully realize this vision, NASA researchers are developing tools and techniques to...
by Nikos Chatzis | 28 Jul, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Aviation Technology, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics, Hydrogen, Investing in Unmanned Aviation, NASA, Vertiports
“…Small drones delivering packages, air taxis carrying passengers, or air ambulance providing lifesaving transportation – these are just some of the concepts NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission is helping get into our skies. For these aircraft to...
by Nikos Chatzis | 27 Nov, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Electric Aircraft, eVTOL, Geopolitics, Industry 4.0, UnManned Aerial Vehicles, VTOL
“…What is your perception when you think about flying cars? Is it a perpetual cliché that’s only seen in science-fiction movies, that’s actually light-years away in terms of real-life adoption? It’s understandable that society views Urban Air Mobility...
by Nikos Chatzis | 15 Nov, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), eVTOL, Geopolitics, Investing in Unmanned Aviation
“…For a few months we have been addressing the issue of unmanned aviation in all its forms, from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to air taxis, or urban air mobility (UAM), also known as advanced air mobility (AAM), both for cargo and passengers. In the past...
by Nikos Chatzis | 26 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…U.K.-based eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace has announced a collaboration with London’s Heathrow Airport to explore how Vertical’s VA-X4 aircraft could operate from Heathrow by the mid-2020s. The partners will study how Vertical’s electric air taxis...