Historic First in Europe: Benidorm Hosts the First Urban Flight of an Air Taxi and Drones in U-Space
Today, Benidorm witnessed a groundbreaking moment in urban air mobility, hosting the first simultaneous flight in Europe of an air taxi and drones in a real urban setting, with three U-Space service providers ensuring a safe and efficient operation. The skies over Poniente and Levante beaches became the stage for this pioneering aerial demonstration, coordinated […]
Benidorm to host Europe’s first simultaneous aerial demo of an Air Taxi and Drones in an Urban Environment
On Thursday, February 27, Benidorm will host Europe’s first demonstration of simultaneous flight between an air taxi and drones in a real urban setting. The event will take place at 11:45 AM at Poniente Beach, next to the Club Náutico. The demonstration, part of the European U-ELCOME project, will simulate an emergency in a […]
The Port of Valencia Hosts the First U-space Validation Tests with Drones in an Emergency Drill as Part of the European U-ELCOME Project
On January 23, 2025, the Port of Valencia became the setting for a demonstration event of U-space systems with drones, organized within the framework of the European U-ELCOME project. The validation tests were organized by the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) with the collaboration of the Valencia Port Authority and the participation of Customs Surveillance, […]
The Port of Seville Tests Drone Use for Logistics Under the European U-Elcome Project
The Port Authority of Seville (APS), in collaboration with the Andalusian Health Service (SAS), is participating in drone demonstration flights led by Bluenest by Globalvia and Enaire to test the application of drones in logistics, specifically in medical air logistics under the European U-Elcome project. These tests have demonstrated how UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) operating […]
Navarre carries out a flight test involving several drones and a helicopter in a rescue drill as part of the U-ELCOME project
The Regional Government of Navarre (Spain) has carried out a new flight test involving manned and unmanned aircraft, specifically four drones, one from the Navarre delegation, and a Government of Navarre helicopter, simulating the search for a person who disappeared while walking the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela in the vicinity of Estella-Lizarra. This […]
U-ELCOME Project tests, in which CATEC participates, have been successfully completed in Seville
The Advanced Centre for Aerospace Technologies (CATEC), together with the aeronautical engineering companies AERTEC and Pildo Labs and the University of Seville, have successfully completed a series of tests in a real environment in Seville, within the context of the U-ELCOME Project , aimed at demonstrating the viability of transporting goods, in this case medical cargo, over long distances, through the use of drones […]
ITG demonstrates the operation of an autonomous drone station at the Port of A Coruña in Spain
ITG demonstrated the possibilities of its technology for controlling autonomous drones that operate 24×7 to around fifty companies and public entities The demonstration, which took place this morning in the Port of A Coruña, showed six cases of use with drones of the twenty already identified as common in a port environment in the coming […]
ITG shows in the ports of A Coruña and Ferrol its technology for integrating simultaneous drone flights in airspace as part of U-ELCOME project
The Technological Institute of Galicia (ITG) has carried out a drone flight campaign in the outer ports of A Coruña and Ferrol in which it has shown the possibilities in a port environment of AIRUS, its technology for the simultaneous and unlimited integration of unmanned aerial craft in the airspace. Thus, ITG recreated […]
“U-ELCOME flight tests will touch everyone´s daily life in 2026”
The top radio program in Spain, HOY POR HOY in Cadena SER station, deals this week about how drone technology will touch everyone’s daily life. “We have to get used to this strange word called vertiports: they are mini airports where drones will land to perform cargo or passenger transport. They will be the […]
Benidorm selected by U-ELCOME project to test drone safety
ENAIRE, EUROCONTROL and the town council of Benidorm announced last week at the Spanish city, the U-ELCOME project, which will establish the guidelines to achieve safe navigation throughout the continent. U-ELCOME DSD project is configured as a space for drones to receive services and information “with the aim of avoiding conflicts and collisions and flying […]
