Switzerland’s Federal office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and the Swiss U-Space Implementation (SUSI) public-private partnership have finalised the first Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the
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NASA demonstrates safe RPAS flight above Southern California in cooperation with General Atomics Aeronautical systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA‑ASI) flew its SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in the skies above Southern California as part of a joint flight
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EASA publishes “world first urban drone traffic management rules”
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first view worldwide on the use and control of drones in an urban environment, balancing
Read moreAustralia defers drone registration until September 2020 in light of COVID-19
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) announced the government has agreed to defer mandatory drone registration and accreditation until 30 September 2020. Drone registration
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ANSI invites comments on second version of unmanned aircraft standardisation road map
The US American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released a draft of the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 2.0) being developed by the Institute’s Unmanned
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SESAR summarises results of U-space research and demonstration projects in new publication
Two years on, from 2017 until end of 2019, SESAR JU and its partners have completed 19 research and demonstration projects, addressing everything from the
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EASA publishes U-space opinion – “common information service provider cannot be a USSP”
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its U-space opinion containing a draft regulation. As anticipated, the agency has stuck to its original proposal
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South Korean media finds inconsistencies in the country’s rules relating to drone use
A report published in The Korea Herald highlights discrepancies in South Korea’s rules covering the use of drones in public and commercial spaces. The newspaper
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UK to leave European Commission and EASA drone and U-space regulatory regimes
The UK’s Department for Transport has confirmed it will leave the regulatory regime for drone services and U-space developed by the European Commission and the
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AOPA calls on the FAA “to eliminate unnecessary costs and burdens” from proposed drone legislation
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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