Risks to the travelling public must be reduced by introducing mandatory geo-fencing for drones without delay. The move is one of six safety steps being
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Madrid World ATM Congress to feature 40 UTM presentations
Around 60 companies and organisations with a UTM interest will exhibit and 40 presentations/discussion events on UTM issues will feature at this year’s World ATM
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Unifly to partner Nevada UAS Test Site in latest FAA UPP trials
Unifly has announced it is partnering with the FAA-designated State of Nevada UAS Test Site and a consortium of partners to demonstrate the integrated UTM
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City of San Diego and US Marine Corps to collaborate on urban air mobility programmes
Numerous press reports say the city of San Diego and the US Marine Corps have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on “Smart
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Latvia’s LMT developing UTM system based on 5G mobile network
Latvia’s LMT Innovations – a branch of a mobile telephone operator in Latvia – reports is it is working on developing a new UTM system
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Airbus opens UAM research centre in Shenzhen
Airbus has inaugurated its Innovation Centre in China at an official opening ceremony in Shenzhen, China. According to a press statement: “Airbus China Innovation Centre
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“Almost 89,000 airspace authorisation requests per year in Brazil” since launch of new airspace access tool
In Brazil, drone operator requests to access controlled airspace have jumped from just 65 in 2016 to 88,941 following the introduction by the national air
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“23,000 urban passenger-carrying drones by 2035” – new forecast by Porsche Consulting
According to a new study on urban air mobility by Porsche Consulting: “We expect electric passenger drones…to start providing commercial mobility services in 2025…Within one
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Australian start-up plans Blockchain-based drone ID trials by year end
Adelaide-based Wright Technologies aims to conduct field trials of its Blockchain-based drone identification and tracking system before the end of the year. Last year the fledgling company
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FAA, AUVSI will co-host 4th annual UAS symposium on June 3-5
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will co-host the 4th Annual FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium
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