By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Academic researchers have completed a UK Royal Geographical Society (RGS) study on the political and institutional issues surrounding the opening of airspace
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Category: Emerging regulations
Japan considers extending beyond visual line of sight operations to populated and urban areas
The Japanese government is expected to lift its ban on Level 4 drone flights, perhaps as soon as April of this year, according to a
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Five recommendations for standardisation efforts in the UK says new report by RPAS-UK and BSI
The Association of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS-UK) has published a new report in association with the British Standards Institute (BSI) that considers the current
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AW-Drones project ends with publication of global standards information portal
The AW-Drones programme is currently finalizing its Drone Standards Information Portal. This free to use, online repository will provide a single point of access to relevant information
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UTM standard evolution in Europe and US – ensuring interoperability and global harmonisation
A blog published by the SESAR research project Urban Air Mobility (UAM) AMU-LED highlights the importance of global harmonisation in work already underway to develop
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FAA approves Virginia Tech test methods to demonstrate compliance for flights over people
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accepted test methods developed at Virginia Tech to demonstrate compliance with new regulations for a capability that’s crucial
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EASA publishes U-space Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material proposals
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its proposal for Acceptable Means Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC & GM) to enable harmonised implementation
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A new European drone industry association, United Systems Europe, is launched
A new European drone industry association, United Systems Europe, has today been publicly launched. According to a statement: “In January 2021, taking the aforementioned into
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UK issues consolidated version of European rule 2019/947 relating to UAS operations
The UK Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) has published a consolidated version of the European Union Regulation 2019/947 relating to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including subsequent
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Australian CAA invites comments on proposed amendments to UAS standards manual
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has proposed amendments to CASR Part 101 and Manual of Standards (MOS) applicable to unmanned aircraft and rockets (PP
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