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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ISO “takes next step to develop UTM service provider and vertiport global standards”
ISO Technical Committee 20/SC16 has decided to develop draft international standards (DIS) for UAS traffic management service suppliers (USSs) (ISO 23629-12) and vertiport operations (5015-2),
Read more“Japanese transport ministry plans to implement BVLOS drone flights before 2023” – Drone Life
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan has announced the formation of the “Next Generation Aviation Mobility Planning Office” to handle regulation
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FAA budget request for fiscal year 2022 includes over USD100 million to support UAS development
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) budget request for fiscal year 2022 includes over USD100 million in funding for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) sector,
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Automated flight authorisation now available using Nav Canada’s NAV Drone app
Canada’s air navigation service provider, Nav Canada, launched NAV Drone this week. Designed to help drone pilots and operators safely and legally fly their remotely piloted
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