The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a four-year nationwide waiver to drone service company Botlink to use its flight software for drone operations over
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Category: UAS traffic management news
SqwaQ develops LTE comms module “which obviates need for UTM restrictions”
SqwaQ Inc, based at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA, has announced it has “successfully demonstrated its patented airborne LTE drone communications technology for
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NASA conformance monitoring exercise at Moffat Field tests adherence to assigned flight trajectories
In June and August 2020, researchers at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames conducted Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight tests of drone aircraft
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Japan plans safe drone routes based on electric power grid
Japan’s major power companies are looking at supporting safe routes for drone operations with the help of national power infrastructure, according to the Japan UAS
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US FAA releases an additional USD3.3 million funding for university drone research programmes
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued USD3.3 million in research, education and training grants to universities that comprise FAA’s Air Transportation Center of
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State of Virginia launches flight information exchange for unmanned aerial systems
The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) and Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced the launch of the Virginia Flight Information Exchange pilot programme, a
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India moves closer to BVLOS standards following approval for dozens of trial flights
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued approvals for 20 drone consortia to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) trial flights. Once the companies
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GUTMA turns to speed networking to enable members to “share experiences”
The Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association (GUTMA) has invited its members to “an exclusive and private” members-only speed networking event. According to a LinkedIn post
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Unisphere and Meteomatics link to provide UTM/weather services to drones and air taxis
Flight management software company Unisphere, and weather data expert Meteomatics have signed a cooperation agreement to improve the safety and efficiency of flight operations with
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Leon van de Pas succeeds Marc Kegelaers as CEO of Unifly
Leon van de Pas has been appointed CEO of Unifly. He succeeds Marc Kegelaers in this role. Leon van de Pas has worked in both
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