The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for four companies: Phoenix Air Unmanned, uAvionix, UPS Flight Forward and Zipline, to conduct drone
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State of Texas introduces drone laws, El Paso International and Aloft provide guidance materials
The State of Texas has approved a new bill that will go into effect September 1, 2023, aimed at enhancing drone safety by restricting flying
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Eurocae releases draft ED-322 on interoperability requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems
Standards agency Eurocae has released its draft document ED-322 on System Performance and Interoperability Requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems. The document describes the system performance
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FAA and NASA speakers to discuss UAM ConOps 2.0 at RTCA webinar, 13 September
Standards agency RTCA is hosting a webinar on 13 September on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Concept of Operations (ConOps) 2.0.
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Eurocae publishes ED-313 detect and avoid requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
European standards agency Eurocae Council has approved ED-313, developed by Working Group 2015 provides detect and avoid functions required by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to
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Guide to Part 89 Remote ID requirements for drone operators, Rupprecht Law guidance
Drone law company Rupprecht Law has released a guide to Part 89 Remote ID (requirements, waivers, list of modules & drones). The document addresses issues
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NASA releases Advanced Air Mobility Community Integration Considerations Playbook
NASA has released its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Community Integration Considerations Playbook, an overview of considerations relevant to local and regional AAM planning activities. It
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EASA reports UAS/crewed aircraft collision potential low “but a growing safety concern”
“The potential for an airborne collision between a UAS and other aircraft is an area of growing safety concern, due to the increasing accessibility of
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US business aviation association finds FAA’s rulemaking proposals create “uneven playing field”
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has commented on two initiatives critical to the safe, timely and successful integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) into
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FAA publishes UTM Implementation Plan, anticipates BVLOS drone operations
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the UTM Implementation Plan, a year after the agency completed its UTM pilot programme, following requirements laid
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