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Category: Commentary

Drone CNS and integration: SWIMming in the same direction?

July 13, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

Jan Cernan is a consultant with Egis Aviation. This commentary article was published first by Egis Aviation (https://www.egis-aviation.com/insight/drone-integration-swimming-in-the-same-direction/) and has been reproduced with permission of

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Operational risk assessments and BVLOS flight: using analytics for advanced drone operations

July 9, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

Ted Driver, OneSky Head of Analytics and Operations Reproduced with the kind permission of OnsSky. The original article can be found here: https://www.onesky.xyz/post/operational-risk-assessments-and-bvlos-flight-using-analytics-for-advanced-drone-operations As we

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The top four reasons for Mobile Network Operators to invest now in drone projects

May 19, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

Eszter Kovacs is founder and CEO of Manageld and  DroneTalks Integrating drones into airspace can be difficult. Still, it can provide a huge business opportunity to

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SESAR JU as a (U-space) innovation incubator: learning from small and medium-sized enterprises

May 17, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

Reproduced with kind permission from the SESAR JU   Creating a SESAR research consortium complete with grant agreements, proposals and submissions consumes precious hours for

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Peter van Blijenburgh decorated for 25 years service to the industry

May 12, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

By the Editor On 27 April 2021, in recognition of his relentless efforts over the last 25 years on behalf of the European and international

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US counter small UAS programme on track with field tests, but faces challenging schedule

April 12, 2021 Jenny Beechener Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

Calls by US Congress to field a low collateral Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) in 2021 is looking unlikely according to an article published in

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U-space regulation in Europe: approved rules and the next steps

April 5, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

Philippe Carous of Erkelens Law in Brussels provides a summary of the recent U-space regulatory package and looks at the likely next steps of further

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The UTM industry is facing a financial crisis – business models no longer work

February 7, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The global UTM/U-space service supplier (USS) market is facing a major crisis before it really takes off – for most suppliers there

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Establishing and validating performance requirements for UTM

February 5, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

There is a need to define an appropriate set of UAS requirements for base UAS Traffic Management UTM capabilities, says Andy Thurling, NUAIR Chief Technology

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Why Silicon Valley Agile engineering approaches won’t work for urban air mobility

January 4, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Commentary

“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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28 Oct

A report not getting enough attention.
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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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