Four drone associations: Drone Alliance Europe (DAE), the Small UAV Coalition, the Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association (GUTMA) and UAV DACH, issued a common vision
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Category: UAS traffic management news
DJI joins Memphis UAS Integration Pilot Program
Drone manufacturer DJI has joined the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) at Memphis International Airport. DJI joins
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LVNL “to award prototype national UTM tender to Altitude Angel”
Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) will announce next week that its tender for a prototype national UAS traffic management (UTM) system (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uas-traffic-management-tenders/lvnl-issues-tender-for-prototype-utm-system-for-the-netherlands/) has been
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Network of U-Space demonstrator participants argue for and against segregating airspace
There is a clear need for separation between UTM and ATM controlled airspace – air traffic controllers do not need to see every drone in
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African Drone Forum invites UTM service providers to showcase technology
The 2020 African Drone Forum invites Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) service providers to submit an expression of interest for the African Drone Forum due to
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Estonia to launch U-space services in partnership with AirMap
Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS) has launched a multi-phase project to develop an unmanned traffic management (UTM) system for Estonian airspace. The air navigation service
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XAG teams with Airbus to begin drone deliveries in Guangzhou
Chinese drone manufacturer XAG signed a joint development agreement with Airbus in July 2019 to launch a delivery service in July 2019. The team completed
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French postal service expands parcel delivery to Alpine villages
French postal service La Poste has started making parcel deliveries using drones in the Isère region of south-east of France. La Poste subsidiary DPD began
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EuroDRONE flight tests due to start in Greece
Demonstration drone flights will shortly begin testing U-space functionalities at an enhanced service level as part of the EuroDRONE programme. EuroDRONE is among the series
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NASA Ames and Uber simulate large-scale eVTOL operations
US National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) Ames research Center ran a series of simulated eVTOL flights in collaboration with Uber Elevate over Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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