The NATO standard “Sense and Avoid for Unmanned Aircraft Systems” has been promulgated and is effective after being ratified by NATO nations, according to a
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Category: Emerging regulations
The FAA’s BVLOS NPRM: wider ATM challenges to landmark drone legislation
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes It is difficult to find a US drone industry executive say a single negative thing about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new
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“Protecting America’s Airspace from Unauthorized Drone Activity Act” proposed
Congressman Brad Finstad (R, MN-01) at the end of July introduced the Protecting America’s Airspace from Unauthorized Drone Activity Act, “legislation that would codify President Donald
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EUROCAE, SAE finalize draft standards for AI-based aeronautical products’ development and certification
EUROCAE reports in a Linkedin post that its WG-114 ‘AI Standards in Aviation’, jointly with SAE International G-34, recently met in Brussels, hosted by EUROCONTROL..
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CASA issues update on assessing complex drone operations
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has released a Temporary Management Instruction (TMI) that outlines how and when it uses the Specific Operations Risk Assessment
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UK CAA introduces new procedures for UAS testing sites
A new policy concept developed by the Test & Evaluation (T&E) team at the UK Civil Aviation Authority to support safe and efficient testing of
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LIFT Act could see FAA use AI for BVLOS waivers as Reps nudge FAA on overdue ruling
Representatives Jen Kiggans and Brad Finstad have introduced the Local Innovation for Flight Technologies (LIFT) Act, with a view to removing what they say are
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EASA finalises means of compliance for SAIL III
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), supported by the Airworthiness Task Force of the UAS Technical Body (TeB), has released comprehensive airworthiness guidance for
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SkyGrid publishes paper on risk assessment challenges for AAM third party/UTM suppliers
SkyGrid has published its latest white paper, Operational Risk Assessment for Advanced Air Mobility Third-Party Service Providers (TSPs), “examining the critical safety challenges associated with integrating TSPs into
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Embention advances autonomous flight with POA drone/eVTOL autopilot certification
Embention, a developer of autopilot systems and safety-critical avionics for autonomous aerial vehicles—both unmanned (UAS) and manned (eVTOLs)—has been officially approved by the Spanish Aviation
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