Department 13 has unveiled its first Remote Operations Centre (ROC) to support the increased demand for Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations across
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Vertiport company Skyway joins Global UTM Association
The Global Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Association has welcomed a new member. Skyway provides advanced navigation services for vertiport operations. Skyway is specialised in advanced
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US FAA invites comment on release of proposed vertiport design engineering brief
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the Draft Engineering Brief No. 105, Vertiport Design and is accepting comments until April 18, 2022. The
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SESAR project tests concept for the safe integration of remotely-piloted aircraft systems around airports
The SESAR Joint Undertaking INVIRCAT research project is investigating the integration of a specific category of unmanned vehicles, known as remotely-piloted aircraft systems using instrument
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AUVSI adopts ‘uncrewed’ in place of ‘unmanned’ to support gender inclusivity and launches DE&I Advisory Group
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced its name change to reflect ongoing efforts to promote gender inclusivity. In addition to dropping the
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Swiss aviation authority invites expressions of interest for provision of U-space services in Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) invites all interested parties to respond to a call for expression of interest to announce their willingness
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EU research project AiRMOUR prepares a geo information tool for Urban Air Mobility city planning
The EU-funded AiRMOUR project (Enabling sustainable AiR MObility in URrban contexts via emergency and medical services) has developed a tool to help decision-makers prepare for
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US FAA approves Iris Automation, City of Reno and Reno Fire Department BVLOS autonomous small drone flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given approval to fly a small drone autonomously beyond the pilot’s line of sight (BVLOS), without any visual observers
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UK research agency launches working group to help shape the future of UK airspace
The UK’s future flight innovation challenge, co-funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced a cross-sector working group to help inform policy for future
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NASA invites collaboration to define future of air travel, hosts two “Sky for All” events in March
US National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) invites input to help define what a “Sky for All” might look like by 2050. NASA has released
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