Jeffrey Starr is the Chief Marketing Officer at D-Fend Solutions The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released a Part 139 certification alert informing Part 139 airport operators that
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
AstraUTM supplies second traffic management in Finland to advance urban flights
AstraUTM has announced its second deployment in Finland of its UAS traffic management system as part of the DROLO USP Project. The company is supplying
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UAE bans drone flights following missile and drone attacks
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior (MoI) has banned all drone flights, according to an official Emirates News Agency report of 22 January. “The
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Skyports announces purchase of East London heliport
Skyports has announced its acquisition of a heliport, previously known as the Falcon Heliport, which is located in East London, UK, and only minutes away
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Urban Air Port wins financing deal “to develop 200 vertiports worldwide”
UK start-up, Urban-Air Port Ltd (UAP) has announced it has secured investment from Supernal, previously the Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group, to
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The lessons of failure: “drone delivery and UTM operations fail to impress Tanzania’s regulators”
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Academic researchers have completed a UK Royal Geographical Society (RGS) study on the political and institutional issues surrounding the opening of airspace
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NASA seeks industry partners to take its UTM concept to market
NASA’s Technology Transfer Program has issued a tender on the www.sam.gov website which solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture
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Kenya extends tender deadline for national UTM system to 9 February
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has extended its deadline for its tender to supply the country with a national UAS traffic management (UTM) system
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“Europe lagging behind USA in digital technology investment, including drones and robotics” – EIB
The 2022 edition of the European Investment Bank’s annual Investment Report, Recovery as a springboard for change, reports that Europe is lagging behind the USA
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Drone flight authorisation company Clearance adds Lannion to its network of French airports
Drone flight authorisation service provider Clearance has announced on Twitter that Lannion in Brittany has become the latest airport in its network of French airports
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