The US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L Chao has announced new appointments to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The DAC
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
New York UAS test site appoints Ken Stewart as new president and CEO
Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) has appointed Ken Stewart as its new president and CEO to oversee Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activities in New
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Spanish air safety agency authorises BVLOS power line inspection, drones use 4G and 5G technologies
Spanish Agency for Aviation Safety (AESA) has authorised beyond line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights to inspect power lines. Spanish electricity company Naturgy has established
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Thales, Telstra and Geelong City develop low altitude airspace management system
With support from the City of Greater Geelong, Thales and Telstra have jointly developed a Low Altitude Airspace Management (LAAM) system, “a technology that dynamically
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ICAO publishes “model UAS regulatory framework” to assist global harmonisation
In December 2020, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) issued new model regulations to help countries establish and refine their national guidelines for domestic Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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“Covid-19 slows down UTM implementation worldwide, reduces near-term market” – latest Unmanned Airspace report
The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down the implementation of UTM programmes around the world, according to the latest edition of “The Market for UAV Traffic
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Why Silicon Valley Agile engineering approaches won’t work for urban air mobility
“Smart City” efforts appear to be significantly behind where they can and should be in ensuring safe urban environments for new air and ground services
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“New FAA remote ID rules should include internet connection” – Wing
New agency Reuters reports that Alphabet Inc’s drone delivery unit Wing has criticized the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new remote identification of drone rules (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/emerging-regulations/faa-publishes-remote-id-flights-over-people-rules-auvsi-approves/)
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FAA announces further restrictions of drone flights over defence department facilities
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) airspace restrictions over additional national security sensitive locations, effective December 30. According to the FAA: “In
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“US defence department to fund military UTM research at NUAIR” – news report
The Times Telegram news service reports that among the US278 million funding for the US Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York, is US10
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