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Drone flight data shows energy savings and reduced emissions for very small package delivery

August 28, 2022 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

A new paper published in the research journal Cell compared the energy consumption of quadcopter drones against diesel and electric medium-duty trucks and small vans

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Video: Evolving traditional safety management systems to the uncrewed environment

August 15, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Ryan Pleskach, CEO and Co-Founder ResilienX In 2018, the National Academies published a paper titled: In-Time Aviation Safety Management: Challenges and Research for an

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Unified airspace risk management framework for UAS operations in all classes of airspace

July 21, 2022 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility

A new risk methodology to model UAS collision risk in all classes of airspace is explained in an academic article published by MDPI. It responds

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PwC report supports UK government drone strategy, predicts 900,000 drones by 2030

July 18, 2022 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

PwC’s latest market report ‘Skies Without Limits v2.0’ follows close on the heels of publication by the UK government of its vision for the UK

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German survey of public safety drone operations reveals limited resources, very few BVLOS operations

July 15, 2022 Jenny Beechener Commentary, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

While drones have become standard equipment for authorities and organisations with security tasks public safety (BOS), many have less than EUR5,000 available per year to

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Tackling issues related to remote pilot training, qualification & examination

July 12, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By Peter van Blyenburgh Subsequent to the kick-off meeting of its Working Group 2205-1 on Training, Qualification & Examination of Remote Pilots, Instructors & Examiners

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Plotting the differences between the EU and US U-space/UTM regulatory frameworks

July 5, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

The following text is taken from the MA thesis ”The impact of the future European U-Space regulation and a comparative study with the United States

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Regulators and accident investigators are not yet ready for autonomous UTM operations

May 30, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, UAS traffic management news

By David Gleave Global aviation regulators and accident investigators are not yet ready for autonomous UAS traffic management (UTM) system deployment, especially in terms of

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Training, qualification and examination of “Specific category” remote pilots, instructors  and examiners

May 25, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Emerging regulations

By Peter van Blyenburgh In the European Union (EU), the employment of certified remote pilots by operators to conduct flight missions in the “Specific” operational

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“Uncertainty around federal and state regulatory responsibilities threatens US drone industry progress”

May 19, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, Emerging regulations

“The federal-state breakdown about who manages drone airspace and surface air rights has not been resolved, which, as the Government Accountability Office recently reported to

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28 Oct

A report not getting enough attention.
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28 Oct

Un updated overview of low-altitude traffic programmes in China – province by province https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/un-updated-overview-of-low-altitude-traffic-programmes-in-china-province-by-province/

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27 Oct

Will new US state policies on AAM strangle or accelerate the USA’s eVTOL industry? https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/emerging-regulations/will-new-us-state-policies-on-aam-strangle-or-accelerate-the-usas-evtol-industry/

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27 Oct

Supporting Drone Strategy 2.0: SESAR U-space research reaches end of the beginning https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/supporting-drone-strategy-2-0-sesar-u-space-research-reaches-end-of-the-beginning/

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Florida DOT publishes its AAM network development plan https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/new-city-projects/florida-dot-publishes-its-aam-network-development-plan/

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Norway opens U-space sandbox trials next month – “full commercial operations in 2026” https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/norway-opens-u-space-sandbox-trials-next-month-full-commercial-operations-in-2026/

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