Keeping The Drone Revolution Quiet

Keeping The Drone Revolution Quiet

What challenges must be overcome if we are to keep the drone and UAM revolution quiet so as to avoid community protest and operating curfews?   There are regular news articles about deliveries by drone as the zero-emission alternative to delivery vans and how...
How close are we to Social Acceptance of UAM?

How close are we to Social Acceptance of UAM?

Last week Diana Toma presented at the 2021 Air Navigation Convention where she gave an insight into the importance of Social Acceptability of Urban and Advanced Air Mobility.She presented some of her findings on a recent study conducted to find out the current public...
Think Delivering Presentation On The Social Acceptance Of UAM

Think Delivering Presentation On The Social Acceptance Of UAM

Next Wednesday (14th April) marks the kick-off of the Air Navigation Convention 2021. The event is a 3-day virtual event which will take an in depth look into 3 key challenges faced by the industry from the environmental considerations to the need for digitalisation...
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF UAM – A GREAT UNKNOWN

SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF UAM – A GREAT UNKNOWN

To anyone that has the slightest interest in the future of air mobility, even a basic google search will illustrate current excitement of 2020 being the pivotal year for eVTOLs (electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) and UAM (Urban Air Mobility). The underlying concept of enabling enhanced mobility using small aircraft have been around for quite some time now, originating with the idea of “flying cars” initially outlined in the1930s.

Urban Air Mobility. The cities of the future?

Urban Air Mobility. The cities of the future?

For many years now, if someone asked us to picture the future, flying cars were one of the first things to come to mind.  But Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is much more than “flying cars”. UAM is the challenge of safely and securely integrating drones, of ever-increasing...