Category Archives: UTM

Inmarsat Creates European Centre of Excellence for ATM and UTM in Spain

In a unique, world-first agreement between a company and a commercial airport, the regional Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) has joined with Inmarsat’s Velaris Partner Network to transform Lleida-Alguaire Airport into a European centre of excellence for advancing Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) innovation. Continue reading

UK Consortium to Build 165 Mile Drone ‘Superhighway’

A consortium led by Reading-based UTM (Unified Traffic Management) software provider Altitude Angel, is planning to build the world’s largest and longest network of ‘drone superhighways’ which would link towns and cities across the UK – initially connecting the Midlands with the Southeast and those urban conurbations along the UK’s south coast. Continue reading

Hamburg’s U-Space Sandbox Becomes Blueprint for Drone Traffic

Droniq GmbH and its parent company DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH recently published their recommendations for action for the establishment of U-Space areas. The findings collected are based on a research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV). With their help, U-Space areas are to be further advanced in Germany and introduced from 2023. Continue reading