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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SkyGrid launches Flight Control application to help operators worldwide plan drone flights
U-space company SkyGrid has launched the SkyGrid Flight Control application available to users worldwide. The all-in-one drone application is now available for free on the
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Israeli police use Airwayz Drones U-space services and network of drones to monitor Tel Aviv marathon
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM)/USSP specialist Airwayz, has announced that the Israeli police will be using a network of drones as part of security efforts to
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