The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the Commercial Drone Alliance, the Consumer Technology Association, and the Small UAV Coalition are urging the Federal
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Category: Emerging regulations
European research Safeland project releases first public deliverable for landing incapacitated aircraft
The EU-funded Safeland project – researching landing of aircraft in case of partial or total in capacitation – has released its first public deliverable entitled
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Poland’s PANSA “to adapt constitution to enable delivery of commercial UAV services”
Poland’s Council of Ministers will “adopt an amendment to the act on the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency by the end of September…The most important
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European DACUS research project publishes results of study into low level urban airspace operating environment
European research project DACUS has published a document that provides detailed descriptions of low-level airspace characterisations, including communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) performances and legislative
Read moreFAA, US Air Force sign agreement over launch and re-entry procedures for space vehicles
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US Air Force have signed an agreement on commercial space activities in Florida and California aimed at streamlining
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Belgium evaluates safety aspects of Europe’s new drone laws after six months application
Belgian air navigation service provider Skeyes is conducting a thorough review of applications of Europe’s new drone legislation, six months after the European Aviation Safety
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A looming threat – urban UTM may not be ready for eVTOL commercial operations
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Billions of dollars have been spent by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and governments to develop a first generation of passenger-carrying eVTOL
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UK CAA to redefine lower airspace architecture to incorporate UTM, BVLOS and DAA procedures
By Jenny Beechener “Development of a vision and a roadmap for lower airspace” has been added to the substantial review of the UK’s Airspace Modernisation
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Safety reporting for UAS activity now available online as part of NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has added an online category for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to its Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS).
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“FAA to form new BVLOS aviation rulemaking committee” – administrator Steve Dickson
“I’m pleased to announce that the FAA is forming a new Aviation Rulemaking Committee, or ARC, to help the agency develop a regulatory path for
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