The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC), in its meeting with Federal Aviation Administration on 17 October, has developed a series of recommendations for voluntary equipage of
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Category: Emerging regulations
New drone bill would let states, not federal government, set drone rules in the USA
US Senator Mike Lee (for Utah) on 16 October introduced a Drone Integration and Zoning Act, proposing state-level jurisdiction over airspace up to 200 feet
Read moreEASA workshop fine-tunes U-Space regulatory opinion before public consultation
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is due to publish over the next few days the final version of its U-Space Draft (regulations) Opinion for
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New parliamentary report aims to accelerate integration of drones within UK economy
The UK’s parliament Science and Technology Committee published its report on Commercial and recreational drone use in the UK on October 11, setting out a
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New survey finds major discrepancies in European U-Space adoption plans
European nations’ adoption of U-Space, or UAS traffic management (UTM), services is happening spasmodically, with different operating limits, according to a paper presented by Cristina
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Europe finalises its drone traffic management concept of operations plan
Project members of the CORUS (Concept of Operation for EuRopean UTM Systems) project announced on September 30 the finalised version of the first Concept of
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“Networked industry solutions can meet required standards for remote drone ID”- FOCA report
The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has released its report into the remote-identification-of-drone trails of 16 September this year which set out to
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Australia pushes back drone registration to mid-2020
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has delayed its proposed drone registration system until mid-2020 in order to allow for industry consultation on fees.
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NASA examines results of Reno, Corpus Christi urban UTM flight trials
Results from test flights of drones in the urban environments of Reno, Nevada and Corpus Christi, Texas, are being examined by NASA before being sent
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Belgium introduces automated UTM airspace authorisation and management system
Belgium’s air navigation service provider (ANSP) skeyes and the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority have today released Droneguide PRO – a system which automates the administrative
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