Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Volocopter Certification Expected To Take Five Years
Dubai Crown Prince took part in demo flight September.
The Volocopter could be in service in Dubai by 2020 but only if regulators move fast to accommodate approval.
The Volocopter could be in service in Dubai by 2020 but only if regulators move fast to accommodate approval.

Dubai’s wish to put a fully certified and regulated air taxi into operation within the next five years came a step closer recently, when UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum was a passenger on the first official proof-of-concept flight of one of the world’s first autonomous air taxis (AAT) in September.