Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has announced new measures to reduce the red tape burden on remotely piloted aircraft operators within 3 nm (5,5km)
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Category: Emerging regulations
‘Establish a robust UTM system’ says ITF report into safe integration of drones
A report published by the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF), presents policy options for the successful integration of drones into the transport system. It asks
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Pennsylvania’s drone operators to benefit from federal, rather than “outdated” county, rules
The Pennsylvania Drone Association, the Pittsburgh Drone Masters and Allegheny County have collaborated to address Allegheny County Code 650-2(A), which appears to prohibit the operation
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FAA is developing policy and business rules to support remote ID use cases following NUAIR demonstration
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says policy and business rules are currently being developed in order to support the technology that is being developed to apply
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EASA issues guidelines for management of drone incidents at airports
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidance to help aviation operators and national authorities manage drone incidents near airports, a response to a
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EASA publishes drone information notices which highlight do’s and don’ts for operators
To support the drone community in the safe operation of drones, EASA is putting at everyone’s disposal leaflets covering the main safety points related to
Read moreEuropean standards agency Eurocae updates minimum ATOL performance standards for remotely piloted aircraft
The European standards agency Eurocae has released Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) Automatic Take-off And Landing (ATOL) system
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“Who should manage urban airspace?” – CIVATAglobal webinar
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes* It seems somehow strange that in most of the world the only responsibility that local authorities have for managing drone and urban
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NASA-FAA UTM team publishes ‘conflict management model’ to support UTM use cases.
The NASA-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research transition team that addresses key areas within the US Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) research programme has added its findings
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Spain launches drone forum to identify best practice and support safe, regulated operations
Spanish air navigation service provider ENAIRE has created a forum for stakeholders from the drone sector to meet. The Grupo de Trabajo Operativo de Drones
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