FAA issued its fourth authorisation for commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations to Zipline International on 18 September. Zipline is authorised to
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Leveraging Copernicus data to enhance drone operations planning for European operators
Swiss aerial logistics company Rigitech is leveraging both Galileo and Copernicus to create fully-integrated drone delivery solutions – including those capable of quickly delivering critical
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Skyports Drone Services partners with Equinor on offshore oil field cargo drones
Skyports Drone Services and Norwegian energy firm Equinor plan to trial electric drone deliveries to oil installations in the North Sea to demonstrate how on-demand
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EASA issues guidelines on noise measurement of UAS operating in Specific category
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published guidelines on Noise Measurement of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) lighter than 600 kg operating in the Specific Category
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AUVSI launches ‘Partnership for Drone Competitiveness’ to strengthen US drone industry
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced the launch of the Partnership for Drone Competitiveness, a coalition built to support a stronger
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UK CAA introduces new system to help construction industry notify airspace users of cranes
The UK Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) has introduced a new system to simplify the process of creating airspace notifications for construction activities. The new Airspace Co-ordination
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Estonia U-space sandbox successfully concludes first test flights enabled by ANRA Technologies
On 12 and 13 September, different scenarios were tested at the Estonian Aviation Academy to validate the uncrewed aircraft systems test facility built by ANRA
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Kongsberg Geospatial integrates uAvionix FlightLine truSky ADS-B data for IRIS Terminal customers
Kongsberg Geospatial and uAvionix, providers of software services for UAS Command and Control (C2) and Uncrewed Air Traffic Management (UTM) systems respectively, announced the planned
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European Commission evaluation endorses EASA’s role in aviation safety
The European Aviation Safety Association (EASA) welcomes the overwhelmingly positive outcome of the Commission’s evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. The findings affirm EASA’s success in executing
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FAA confirms six month extension to remote ID enforcement date, now March 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that drone pilots who are unable to comply with the broadcast requirement of the Remote ID Rule will
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