Flight Operations and Certification
Flight Operations and Certification
Sustainability and Environment
24 January 2022
Technology Base and Royal NLR commit to Twente Airport for innovative and sustainable aviation
Technology Base Business Campus and Royal NLR are intensifying their cooperation to further develop opportunities at Twente Airport as a test and innovation airport. On behalf of NLR and Technology Base, in January two contracts have been signed that start to implement this. This involves a multi-year lease for office and work space on behalf of NLR and a cooperation contract giving Twente Airport access to NLR's premium knowledge and expertise. Both parties view the opportunities that the transition in aviation offers Twente Airport as contributing to sustainable aviation.
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.
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 a lot of questions and confusion: what do we need drones for? Aren’t cities congested enough already? How will drones avoid birds? The list of questions goes on and on.
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.