The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) recommends the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) “eliminate unnecessary costs and burdens in its proposed ruling for remote identification
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Category: Emerging regulations
AUVSI calls for FAA to incentivise voluntary compliance with remote ID standards for drones
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has submitted its formal comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for
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Japan passes bill to support development of 5G and drone technologies
The Japanese government has passed a bill supporting 5G developing across Japan. The government will submit the bill to the parliament and aims to bring
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New members join the FAA Drone Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced it has appointed two new members to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The new members are
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EUROCAE calls for participants to create safe UAS operational standards in the “specific” category
European-based standards body EUROCAE has opened a call for participation in EUROCAE WG-117, to develop a comprehensive compliant development standard identified to provide assurance as
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South Korea “to introduce tighter drone registration laws from May 2020”
Numerous press reports say the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport is planning to introduce new laws in May this year which will
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Drone Alliance Europe proposes open, competitive European U-Space architecture
The Drone Alliance Europe, a coalition of technology companies representing the commercial drone industry, has published a white paper on U-Space in which it proposes
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ICAO calls for industry submissions on UTM topics for publication at DRONE ENABLE/4
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has published a request for information for States, industry, academia and other interested stakeholders to help fill in critical
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FAA to hold next Drone Advisory Committee meeting on 27 February
The next meeting of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting will be held on 27 February at 9 AM ET.
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Japan to reform drone laws with focus on domestic industry
New legislation in Japan aims to encourage domestic production and use of drones according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review. The paper highlights the
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