“As I noted last month in Congressional testimony, the 2024 FAA Reauthorization law set firm deadlines to move the long-awaited Part 108 BVLOS rule forward,”
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Category: UAS traffic management news
NASA researchers investigating use of 5G cellular communications for electric air taxis
NASA engineers are exploring how the technology used in current cellphone networks could support the next generation of aviation, according to an agency post. The
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OneSky reports successful USSP onboarding with Texas UTM Key Site programme
In a Linkedin post OneSky reports it “has officially joined and successfully onboarded with the UTM Key Site Operational Evaluation program in Texas as a
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Windracers autonomous BVLOS ULTRA drone missions gather new data on Antarctica
Windracers, the UK-based designer, manufacturer and operator of Windracers ULTRA, an autonomous heavy-lift cargo aircraft, has helped British Antarctic Survey (BAS) unlock new data in previously uncharted
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MySkyECO and Airwayz launch long-range drone project with integrated UTM
MySky ECO and Airwayz have launched a joint venture to develop a next generation long-range UAV system, say the two companies in a press release.
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High Lander to integrate Dimetor cellular-derived data into its UTM platform
UTM and drone fleet management company High Lander and telecommunications aviation technology company Dimetor will partner to integrate Dimetor’s proprietary technology into High Lander’s Vega
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University of Texas at El Paso receives FAA authorisation for BVLOS research programme
The Aerospace Center at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has received Federal Aviation Administration approval for its uncrewed aerial systems research programme
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Terra Drone signs new MoU to promote drone inspection services in Saudi Arabia
Terra Drone Corporation, through its Terra Drone Arabia subsidiary, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia’s National Inspection & Technical Testing Company
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LIFT Act could see FAA use AI for BVLOS waivers as Reps nudge FAA on overdue ruling
Representatives Jen Kiggans and Brad Finstad have introduced the Local Innovation for Flight Technologies (LIFT) Act, with a view to removing what they say are
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Airwayz and MySkyECO team up for long-range BVLOS operations in the US
Airwayz has announced a joint venture with MySkyECO, combining AI-based UTM with uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for fully autonomous long-range drone operations across United States
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