AutoFlight, in a strategic partnership with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and CITIC Offshore Helicopters, has announced the successful completion of the world’s first
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Medical drone delivery service launches in Belgium, with drones piloted from the UK
Skyports Drone Services and healthcare provider AZ Turnhout have launched an on-demand medical drone delivery trial in Kempen, Belgium. Commencing this month, the service will
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CASA issues update on assessing complex drone operations
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has released a Temporary Management Instruction (TMI) that outlines how and when it uses the Specific Operations Risk Assessment
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Malaysia “to establish 5G UAS sandbox”
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish Malaysia’s first 5G-powered uncrewed aerial system sandbox
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Netherlands restricts airspace for one year to test medical drone delivery integration
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, in agreement with the country’s Ministry of Defence has established a temporary restricted area in Meppel-Zwolle for
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U-ELCOME flies medical delivery drone BVLOS in Italy’s Abruzzo region
A beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) medical drone delivery operation has been launched in Abruzzo, as part of the SESAR Joint Undertaking U-ELCOME project’s
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EASA receives no safety recommendations for drones in 2024
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Annual Safety Recommendations Review 2025, which provides an overview of the activities carried out by
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Frequentis joins BLU-Space project
Frequentis has joined the Hamburg-based BLU-Space project, which is aiming to create the first Germany-wide test airspace for a complete drone traffic management system, or
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NUAIR receives first FAA surveillance-as-a-service UTM authorisation
The future of low-altitude flight infrastructure is now operational in Central New York, says the company NUAIR reports it has completed the Near-Term Approval Process
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ROK designates new zones that “exempt or simplify” regulations to support drone operations
The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has designated the third round of special zones to promote the commercialisation of drone
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