By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Today should be an historic day for Europe’s U-space community. Today the first U-space area is due to become operational, in Italy.
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
High Lander to provide Vega UTM system to Canada’s phase two RTM programme
High Lander, a global provider of drone fleet management and unmanned traffic management solutions, will join a consortium of Canadian partners led by Variable Pitch
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EUROCAE publishes ED-271A: minimum detect and avoid standards for IFR drone flights
EUROCAE has published ED-271A – Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) For Detect And Avoid Traffic For Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems In Airspace Classes A-G
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JARUS members decide to stick with current structure and work programme
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Delegates to the Second JARUS Plenary Meeting, which took place in Vienna between November 18 and November 22, have voted to maintain
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CASA, Airservices Australia extend automated airspace authorisation trial
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia have announced the extension of the Automated Airspace Authorisations Trial (AAAT) to November 2026 and new
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UK CAA eVTOL AOC and vertiport charging proposals – “Joby eVTOLs will cost more than SkyDrive’s
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has outlined its charging proposals for air operator certification certificates and vertiport applications and licensing certificates. According to these
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Claudia Bacco joins Unmanned Airspace as Contributing Editor
Leveraging more than eight years in the airspace traffic management industry, Claudia will become a contributing editor across our publications. She brings a unique view
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Wuhan city approves 18 cargo and passenger UAM routes – first drone flights launched
The China Netease news website reports that 18 low-altitude commercial drone delivery and passenger carrying routes have been approved in Wuhan, with first urban drone
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Airservices Australia publishes request-for-proposals for UTM service suppliers
Airservices Australia is inviting uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) service suppliers (USS) to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) to collaborate with Airservices Australia in advancing
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New UK inter-hospital drone service “could pave the way for developing autonomous operations at scale”
Urgent blood samples are now being transported in London between National Health Service (NHS) hospitals by autonomous drones, in an on-demand medical delivery service which
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