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Netherlands

Drone flight from Den Helder to Texel successfully completed

An experimental drone flight from Den Helder to Texel and back was successfully carried out last week. Initially, the flight was supposed to take...

Wiebe de JagerAug 22

An experimental drone transport flight to Texel was canceled at the last minute

Netherlands

An experimental drone delivery flight to Texel was canceled at the last minute

The experimental drone delivery flight to Texel in the Netherlands was canceled at the last minute, but we learned a lot along the way.

Wiebe de JagerAug 4

EHang

Volkswagen unveils four-person drone taxi prototype

This is evident from the unveiling of a prototype eVTOL called Volkswagen Flying Tiger. The four-person drone taxi was developed by the Vertical

Wiebe de JagerAug 4

EVTOL

Experimental passenger drone goes up in flames during test flight

During a recent test flight, a passenger drone or EVTOL designed for passenger transport by the American company Aura Aerospace caught fire.

Wiebe de JagerJul 28

EASA

EASA publishes regulations for drone taxis in urban environments

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is the first aviation authority in the world to publish draft regulations for the use of drone taxis in urban

Wiebe de JagerJul 1

BVLOS

Danish fixed-wing medical drone project kicks off with 31-mile BVLOS drone flight over the sea

In Denmark, the start of the three-year HealthDrone project has been heralded with a medical drone flight over a distance of no less than 31 miles.

Wiebe de JagerJun 2

Wingcopter

German Airways and Wingcopter enter into partnership for offshore drone delivery

Zeitfracht Group has entered into a partnership with drone manufacturer Wingcopter, offshore drone delivery to wind farms and sailing ships.

Wiebe de JagerApr 6

United States

FedEx teams up with Elroy Air to test autonomous drone delivery

FedEx Express, is collaborating with Elroy Air to create the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone delivery system.

Haye KestelooMar 30

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