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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Category: Emerging regulations
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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African Drone Forum Business Challenge announces 10 finalists to test BVLOS operations
The African Drone Forum has announced the 10 companies selected to participate in the African Drone Business Challenge which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda 5-6
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Kenya revises regulations on drone use ready for parliamentary approval
In a second attempt to obtain parliamentary approval to regulate drone use, The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) plans to present revised proposals to Kenya’s
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India selects additional drone operators to test BVLOS flights
According to press reports, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has selected two more companies to participate in its programme to test safe integration
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