The next version of the Rolling Development Plan (RDP) for implementing UAS standards under development by the European UAS Standards Coordination Group (EUSCG) is planned
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
“Magnetic interference from railway cables caused drone crash” – UK AAIB report
Magnetic interference caused by overhead railway cables led to the crash of an Aerialtronics Altura Zenith ATX8 in October 2019, according to a recently-released UK
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“Rare opportunity for airports to expand BVLOS drone operations” – Altitude Angel ATM Head
Airports have a rare opportunity to expand beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations during the pandemic according to Altitude Angel’s Head of ATM
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Helicus Aero Initiative targets integration of manned and unmanned operations in the healthcare sector by 2023
The Helicus Aero Initiative (HAI) launched in 2016 is developing an ecosystem to support aerial logistics solutions for the healthcare sector. To realise the goal
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“In 2019 venture capitalists invested USD930 million in drone industry” – latest report
Financial news organisation Finbold.com reports that: “by the end of 2019, total investment in the (drone) industry was a record high of USD1.2 billion, a
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EASA’s proposed air taxi certification rules “suffer from silo approach to safety”
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its proposed methods on how to certify hybrid or electric air taxis. David Gleave, safety editor with Unmanned Publications,
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“Bringing drone operations into perspective” – new survey
By Peter van Blyenburgh “Global UAS OPS” is now online. This is an international survey on drone operations (current & upcoming) and is available in
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Germany’s Droniq now supports long-range drone flights and offers integrated insurance
Droniq, Germany’s UTM joint-venture company owned by DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) and Deutsche Telekom AG – has launched “the first fully operational traffic management
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Amsterdam Drone week goes virtual, adds new events
Amsterdam Drone Week will expand its activities in 2020 by organising two hybrid summits on 17 September and 1-3 December 2020, According to the organisation:
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New survey of European drone operations and safety risk assessment to help frame future standard setting
By Peter van Blyenburgh This notification has as the purpose of informing members of the European drone operator community about the upcoming UAS OPS survey
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