Vigilant Aerospace has announced a new round of flight tests and ‘real-world’ demonstrations of its FlightHorizon PILOT onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) system, including new features and
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Human organs transported by drone in NASA BVLOS trial
Teams from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), NASA Langley Research Center and LifeNet Health have successfully transported human kidneys by drone beyond visual
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BVLOS trial to monitor rail infrastructure in east London this summer
UK rail operator GBR Anglia will begin trials of a new beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone service in Romford, east London this summer.
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EUROCAE invites comments on draft Network Identification Service standard
EUROCAE has released a draft of ED-347 – Technical standard defining the interface between the UAS operator and the Network Identification Service. Comments are invited
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Spain hosts SPATIO project demonstration of U-space services in real conditions
The European SPATIO project has held an open day in A Coruña, where uncrewed traffic management (UTM) systems were demonstrated under real conditions. The SPATIO
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Manna Air Delivery announces strategic pause of delivery operations in Dublin and Cork
Irish-developed drone delivery service completed more than 300,000 deliveries and partnered with over 120 Irish businesses, but says the lack of a clear national framework
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Oregon publishes operations manual for drone operators
The Oregon Department of Aviation (ODAV) has released a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations and Policy Manual template to help Oregon state agencies, cities, counties,
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Manna becomes first drone delivery company to be awarded SAIL III authorisation from UK CAA
Manna Air Delivery has become one of the first drone delivery companies to receive a Specific Assurance and Integrity Level (SAIL) III Operational Authorisation (OA)
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U-space Light: simplifying regulation without solving governance issues?
The European Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plan to introduce a “U-space Light” version of the current U-space regulation, with consultations due
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Wing and Walmart bring drone delivery operations to seven new US cities
Wing and Walmart have announced seven new major metro drone delivery area: Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area and Salt
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