Dubai has launched a program to enable drone transportation by creating an infrastructure to test unmanned aircraft in designated areas and develop legislation to enable their implementation.

The 10 years that separate the first hover flights of the Volocopter VC1 and eMagic Aircraft’s eMagic One illustrate the advances made in a decade by electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology.

Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing startup AutoFlight has identified European technology investor Lukasz Gadowski as the source of the $100 million Series A investment announced in September.

Air Partner has adopted a new sustainability strategy with initiatives that include staff development and a carbon-reduction program.

Solar-powered aircraft developer Skydweller Aero has partnered with Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica to explore the use of its long-endurance unmanned aircraft to expand cellular coverage.

Flytrex’s delivery system uses a multicopter drone that flies autonomously beyond line of sight and hovers to safely lower the package by wire to the customer in the ground. 

The Gulfstream G550 is no longer being produced, but remains relevant to operators.

James Albright covers the preflight in the first part of this article series and the takeoff, climb and cruise in the second part. Praetors are…