So, You Want to Build a Vertiport. Here’s What It Will Cost to Build and Operate One

By Dave Clarke | April 27, 2025

Whether for passenger transportation, package delivery, emergency services, military, civil defense missions, industrial, or agricultural purposes, the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) transportation sector in development will need departure and arrival facilities for the aircraft operating in this space. According to a report entitled “The global vertiport market map and forecast 2024–2028,” compiled by the Global AAM/UAM…

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What Can UAM Operators Do to Ensure They Gain Passengers’ Acceptance of Air Taxis?

By Dave Clarke | April 13, 2025

A study conducted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) reveals what is and isn’t important to gain passengers’ acceptance of urban air mobility (UAM) air taxi services. While the flights were simulated, the sentiments expressed were real. The researchers set up a mixed reality (MR) Air Taxi Simulator merging a real-world environment with a computer-generated…

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Give the People What They Want — Integrated Air Mobility-as-a-Service

By Dave Clarke | April 6, 2025

As urban air mobility prepares for takeoff in cities around the world, it’s important to understand that this new iteration of the transportation landscape doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The people who will use the services will need to understand how to integrate it into their travel plans. To learn more about these consumers’ preferences,…

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Take Charge! Putting the e in eVTOL

By Dave Clarke | March 30, 2025

In their research paper, “Novel battery power capability assessment for improved eVTOL aircraft landing,” researchers Ollie Hatherall, Anup Barai, Mona Faraji Niri, and James Marco from the Energy Innovation Centre, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom and Zeyuan Wang from Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd in Bristol, United Kingdom sought to find innovative ways to…

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Take Charge! Putting the e in eVTOL

By Dave Clarke | August 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Take Charge! Putting the e in eVTOL

In their research paper, “Novel battery power capability assessment for improved eVTOL aircraft landing,” researchers Ollie Hatherall, Anup Barai, Mona Faraji Niri, and James Marco from the Energy Innovation Centre, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom and Zeyuan Wang from Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd in Bristol, United Kingdom sought to find innovative ways to develop a power testing capability testing framework. They sought…

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