Future Flight Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), is supporting a new programme for local authorities to learn
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
CASA publishes update to its AAM development roadmap for Australia
Australian safety aviation regulator CASA has today published its regulatory roadmap update for Advanced Air Mobility in Australia. In the Immediate term (2024 to 2026)
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Bristow, BETA and partners to open major AAM cargo service test flight area in Norway
A Letter of Intent (LOI) has been signed among key aviation stakeholders to participate in an International Test Arena for Zero- and Low-Emission Aviation in
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SkyGrid publishes CONOPS blueprint for AAM airspace integration
SkyGrid, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Third-Party Service Provider (TSP), has released an operational blueprint for TSPs in its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Third-Party Services
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Potential US DJI, Autel drone ban put on hold while one-year security assessment carried out
The release of the final language of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes Section 1709, which requires an assessment of the potential
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Belgium’s defence ministry announces C-UAS market study
Belgium’s Ministère de la Défense has announced it has launched a market study for counter-UAS systems and is seeking industry support. Interested organisations are asked
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It works! Lessons from GUTMA’s Harmonized Skies 2024
By Sebastian Babiarz, GUTMA Co-president, Amanda Boekholt, GUTMA Treasurer, Koen De Vos, GUTMA Secretary-General.,Emmie Derbäck, InterUSS Platform Outreach Committee The federated UTM system works well
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Why Europe’s historic U-space day is passing without a mention
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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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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