UK announces Future of Flight Action Plan

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled its Future of Flight Action Plan, highlighting how ‘flying taxis and routine emergency service drones should be a reality by 2028’. The joint plan between the industry and government aims to set out ‘the strategic direction of the sector over the next five years’. The roadmap addresses drones and what it defines as ‘novel electric aircraft,’ detailing that the first piloted flying taxi flight should take place in 2026 before regular services commence in 2028. “Cutting-edge battery technology will revolutionise transport as we know it – this plan will make sure we