AIR ONE Personal eVTOL Highlander UTM

AIR ONE Personal eVTOL Aircraft to Utilize High Lander UTM by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Electric take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) provider AIR has announced that its aerial vehicles will fly under the airspace coverage of leading drone management and uncrewed traffic management provider High Lander. High Lander is working towards the full […]

FAA News Leadership Changes, Reauthorization

The Federal Aviation Administration is going through a period of change, as a new interim leadership team is put into place and an FAA Reauthorization Package stalls in the Senate. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · FAA – News – Leadership – Changes – Reauthorization – And – MoreThe FAA news this month ranged […]

Volocopter adds emergency medical user to widening air taxi clients

Urban air mobility startup Volocopter is finding additional ways to expand uses for its battery-powered craft beyond its principal air taxi services, most recently through a new deal concluded with fellow German organization ADAC Luftrettung to deploy the planes in emergency medical response. Volocopter made the announcement amid opening activities of the 2023 Paris Air Show. It said the agreement calls […]

Volocopter eVTOL for Emergency Medical Services

ADAC Luftrettung to Collaborate with Volocopter on Next-Generation eVTOL for Emergency Medical Services  ADAC Luftrettung is a charitable air rescue service operating more than 50 rescue helicopters out of 37 bases.  The organization’s motto is “Racing against time and for life”: in emergency medical services, getting a patient to treatment quickly can mean the difference between […]

The REAL Reason They Want To Ban DJI!

Well, they are trying to ban your DJI drones again, and this time it’s a little more concerning. They claim it’s in the name of National Security, but I think I have actually figured out why they are pushing even harder this time. Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by today, and if this is […]

SkyDrive and Suzuki Partner eVTOL Manufacturing

Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, a professional drone services marketplace, and a fascinated observer of the emerging drone industry and the regulatory environment for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space and is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry.  Miriam […]

Ukraine Reportedly Losing 10,000 Drones Monthly

A recent tweet suggests that Ukraine alone may lose up to 10,000 drones per month in the conflict with Russia. Brendan Schulman, former Vice President of Policy & Legal Affairs at DJI, retweeted this information, adding a financial perspective. If these flying machines were DJI Mavic 3s, currently observed as the drone of choice in […]

SkyDrive to build redesigned eVTOL with Suzuki under agreement

During this year’s Paris Air Show, eVTOL developer SkyDrive announced a basic agreement with fellow Japanese manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corporation to assist in producing the former’s SKYDRIVE aircraft. SkyDrive also announced a redesign to its eVTOL that will now transport more passengers. SkyDrive Inc. was officially established in Japan 2018 after four years of developing […]

Skyportz Vertiport in a Box™

© Volocopter Air Taxi Landing Sites are Needed for UAM to Take Off. The World’s First Vertiport-in-a-Box™ Released at Paris Air Show It’s a conundrum common in many advanced technology sectors.  In a world full of gas stations, can electric cars be viable without a similar network of charging stations?  Which will come first: the […]