The adoption of a Drone Strategy 2.0 in the fourth quarter of 2022 to identify how drones can exploit digitalisation and automation to offer new
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Category: Emerging regulations
FAA BVLOS ARC report published: “FAA now needs to set acceptable risk level targets”
The Federal Aviation Administration’s UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rule Making committee (UAS-BVLOS ARC) has issued its final recommendations, including the need for
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Australia’s CASA publishes draft roadmap for RPAS and AAM regulations
Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has published its draft RPAS and AAM Roadmap to provide a plan for the realisation of a long-term vision for
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French regulator publishes updated guide to UAS operations in the Specific Category
The French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) has published Version 1.5 of its guide to operations of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the Specific
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US legislation proposes DoD review UAS categories and examine impact on integration into national airspace
A bill introduced to the US House of Representatives proposes changes in the official categorizing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Review
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US FAA invites comment on release of proposed vertiport design engineering brief
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the Draft Engineering Brief No. 105, Vertiport Design and is accepting comments until April 18, 2022. The
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UK research agency launches working group to help shape the future of UK airspace
The UK’s future flight innovation challenge, co-funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced a cross-sector working group to help inform policy for future
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ICAO’s UAS Advisory Group “to publish ambitious new UTM Framework version in April 2022”
By Jenny Beechener Speaking at the first Drone Enable webinar of 2022, ICAO Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Advisory Group Chair and Director of NASA Aeronautics
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Irish Aviation Authority reduces minimum distances for some drones operating near people
To help facilitate the drone industry, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has published an exemption to the distances from uninvolved persons for Unmanned Aerial Systems
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EASA gives green light to MNOs, ASTM Network ID standards and centralised U-space
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on February 15 at the Workshop on NPA 2021-14 – AMC/GM to support the U-space
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