As part of its rulemaking process, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), released a new Opinion relating to drone operations. Opinion 05/2019 concerns drones which pose
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Category: Emerging regulations
Kenya upholds ban on drone use as regulation stalls
Kenya’s Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) reiterated a ban on drone operations first introduced by the Kenyan Department for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public
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EU and India to discuss common approaches to UAS integration
Under the EU-South Asia Aviation Partnership Project, DGCA India is hosting a Regional two-day workshop on “UAS Regulatory Framework and Airspace Integration” , which will
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UK CAA drone registration scheme goes live – alongside lost drone recovery programme
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched its new national drone registration scheme and another service called “Drones Reunited”, a platform set up
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EUROCAE sets up counter drone working group
European standards agency EUROCAE approved the creation of Working Group 115 on Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) on 25 October 2019. Experts are invited to participate
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FAA to publish C-UAS industry standards draft roadmap in November
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing counter-UAS system equipment standards for detection, management and interdiction of rogue drones and plans to develop a draft
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December FAA and ASTM remote ID publications “will transform commercial drone operations worldwide”
When the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publishes its notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM) on remote identification of drones for public comment this December it could
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RPAS categories updated in line with risk-based approach at JARUS meeting
Members of the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) updated the categories which apply to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at the recent bi-annual
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UK introduces drone registration from December 2019
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced mandatory registration comes into force for drones and model aircraft from 30 November 2019. The online system will
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U-Space “technically feasible but concerns remain” – PODIUM research conclusions
The U-Space concept – at least for U-Space service levels one and two – is viable and current UAS traffic management (UTM) technologies are approaching
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