An NHS Scotland drone delivery trial will support the U.K.'s COVID-19 response - and help prove the case for drone delivery between remote healthcare facilities. Thales SOARIZON, providers of drone operations management solutions, has partnered with U.K. drone delivery provider Skyports to work with Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), the integrated … [Read more...] about NHS Scotland Drone Delivery Trial Supports Covid-19 Response
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Skyports Drone Delivery Joins U.K. CAA “Regulatory Sandbox” to Trial BVLOS Flights
Flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) continues to move forward for the global drone industry. In the U.K., drone delivery service provider Skyports will work with regulators to test BVLOS flight in airspace shared by other aircraft. Skyports is working with onboard detect and avoid technology provided by Iris Automation, which could negate the need for ground-based … [Read more...] about Skyports Drone Delivery Joins U.K. CAA “Regulatory Sandbox” to Trial BVLOS Flights
This is Real: A Full-Scale Air Taxi VoloPort in Singapore
No, drone taxis won't begin taking off from the VoloPort tomorrow - it's still a prototype. But as an indication of one of the critical elements that must be completed before a drone taxi service can launch, it's a concrete step - and a solid, material building, constructed as a next step in a dream of urban air mobility that's getting more real every day. World’s First … [Read more...] about This is Real: A Full-Scale Air Taxi VoloPort in Singapore
Skyports and Flock Partner to Insure Drone Deliveries and UAM
London insurtech startup Flock has partnered with Skyports to cover the latter's early-stage drone delivery services in the UK, Belgium, Sweden and Finland. Skyports, also based in the UK, has ambitious plans to build a worldwide network for passenger and cargo drones. The startup has purchased rooftop licenses for 15 'vertiports' across London and is currently working with … [Read more...] about Skyports and Flock Partner to Insure Drone Deliveries and UAM
What Exactly is a Volo-Port? Skyports and Volocopter Announce First Air Taxi Port Will Be Built by the End of 2019
Urban air mobility (UAM) is more than just a cool idea. At drone conferences around the world, UAM is a hot topic as both regulators and communities seek for a way to address an increasingly significant urban problem: traffic. For many cities around the world, adding transportation infrastructure on the ground is simply not an option - highways don't have room for another … [Read more...] about What Exactly is a Volo-Port? Skyports and Volocopter Announce First Air Taxi Port Will Be Built by the End of 2019
