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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Category: Emerging regulations
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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India Briefing examines policy measures to support the country’s indigenous drone industry
A report published by India Briefing, reproduced in UAS Vision, details India’s drone policy and ambitions to turn the country into a drone hub by
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Germany to fast track U-space deployment after successful Hamburg sandbox trials
Germany is planning to go ahead with the launch of several U-space areas in the country during 2023 following the publication of recommendations and results
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Local authorities to help coordinate U-space deployment – new EASA proposals
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The formation of a new U-space implementation organisation – the U-space Coordinator – was one of the key outcomes of the European
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ICAO UAS Advisory Group announces webinar to update on UTM framework and Drone Enable 2022
The ICAO Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Advisory Group will host a webinar on 21 February 2022 to provide an overview of the work currently underway with
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