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The Hamburg Port Authority has formed a technology partnership with drone control center developer HHLA Sky to accelerate use of drones within the German port for logistics, surveillance, inspection and emergency coordination.

Michigan and Ontario officials have unveiled a cross-border research study of commercial drones to explore whether small unmanned aircraft can be flown beyond line of sight and used for just-in-time delivery, medical transport or other small-scale deployments.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has demonstrated an end-to-end delivery operation using an unmanned cargo aircraft and a ground robot.

In the run-up to the start of test flights of the Alice aircraft, startup developer Eviation has revealed the interior design details of a six-passenger executive cabin version of its all-electric regional transport.

The 22-month project to enable the safe integration of urban air mobility into European airspace is funded by EU’s SESAR.

VertX plans to part to develop Ireland’s first operational vertiport at Shannon Airport.

MassDOT is investigating the use of drones to provide services such as healthcare and logistics to remote communities.

Helijet-owned helicopters will operate the Blade flights on existing routes and new services to be developed jointly.

EHang is hopeful of gaining Chinese type certification for its EH216 autonomous air taxi “in the next few months."

The Royal Danish Air Force is claiming to be the first air service to operate electric-powered aircraft.

Ohio’s AAM center of gravity is the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, home to the new National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence and the Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center.

Flight services provider DroneUp and Walmart have agreed to launch on-demand package deliveries by drone at three Walmart stores in northwest Arkansas, the companies announced Nov. 22.

As GAD World opens Nov. 30 in Zurich, one of the highlights will be discussions concerning how advanced air mobility will affect airport operations.

Unmanned cargo-aircraft startup Elroy Air has partnered with humanitarian transport operator AYR Logistics to develop an autonomous aerial-delivery service.

Zipline plans to deliver medical supplies by drone to homes in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area under a partnership with Intermountain Healthcare.

Insights from Aviation Week’s Aerospace Incubator event about key aftermarket issues for advanced air mobility.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Airborne International Response Team have joined forces to study the use of small unmanned aircraft systems by public safety and emergency response organizations.

The U.S. Air Force has established a detachment to develop training methods and standards for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

Korea Aerospace Industries has unveiled plans to develop commercial and military versions of an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, in passenger and unmanned cargo variants.

DHL Express plans to demonstrate the use of delivery drones for port logistics in a joint initiative with Malaysian aviation services company Pen Aviation and local cargo operator Raya Airways.

The first electric racing aircraft built for the new Air Race E series is being readied for flight.

Major events such as the Olympic Games that focus the world’s attention on one country are emerging as key early showcases for urban air mobility.

The head of strategy for Rolls-Royce Electrical says as electric aviation develops, so too must the aftermarket services for this new category of aircraft.

Volocopter and logistics company DB Schenker conducted the first public demonstration of the VoloDrone heavy-lift unmanned cargo aircraft at the ITS World Congress in Hamburg on Oct. 12.

China’s EHang has displayed its EH216 two-seat multicopter in Spain for the first time as it announced a collaboration with the Spanish National Police to explore potential uses for autonomous air vehicles in emergency and security missions.