Australia building air traffic control system for drones ahead of influx of ‘flying taxis’

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Australia is building an air traffic control system for drones as authorities prepare for a surge in uncrewed aircraft flights and flying taxis in Australian skies over the next decade.

Airservices Australia – the federal government agency responsible for managing airspace across the country and adjacent oceans, comprising 11% of the world’s airspace – has appointed air traffic management company Frequentis Australasia to develop a “digital air traffic management to safely integrate millions of uncrewed aircraft flights into Australia’s busy airspace”.