Flight Operations and Certification

Kick-off Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor
Flight Operations and Certification

26 August 2021

Big data, AI and flight testing

Flight testing is essential to ensure the safe operation of aircraft, while at the same time it is a demanding and time-consuming part of the certification process. Combining this requirement with the diverse range of aircraft concepts being created currently, requires new approaches. Data science can help. In the last years the aviation sector has […]
The relevance of public acceptance for drones
Air Traffic Management

22 March 2021

Blog: The relevance of public acceptance for drones

When a friend or relative asks me what I do, I usually just say that I work on drone research stuff. If they seem receptive, I may explain a little bit more: how drones will operate, what they will be used for and how they will soon be commonplace in of cities. This usually raises […]
Air Traffic Management

22 January 2021

Europe is testing air taxis and drones for urban mobility

The European project AMU-LED is aiming to demonstrate the safe integration of drones in 2022 into urban environments in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. Various scenarios are being looked at, such as flights using airborne taxis for passenger transport and the use of drones to assist policing and the emergency services. Passenger air […]