Kerr County, Texas is reminding citizens to ground their drones until the current flood search and rescue operations are complete. Yesterday (July 7), a drone
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Coptrz granted CAA approval for BVLOS SORA operations
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted formal Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) approval to Coptrz for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations
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EUREKA simulates vertiport network for interoperability exercise
A real-time simulation to assess airspace interoperability in vertiport networks recently took place at Leonardo’s simulation facilities in Italy. Part of the EUREKA SESAR3 Fast
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Inspector General says FAA could improve BVLOS programme goals and data
An audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the US Department of Transportation has found that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made
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Skeydrone’s Drone Radar moves from passive monitoring to active risk management
SkeyDrone has introduced an upgrade to Drone Radar and Monitor, moving from an alert-based model to a threat-based system. Previously, each incident – such as
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Europe’s U-space logjam: the dangers of, and remedies to, slow progress
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The slow rate of U-space adoption in Europe is starting to take its toll on the European drone and wider advanced air
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Manna and Vodafone collaborate on BVLOS drone delivery test
Vodafone has collaborated with Manna Air Delivery in Ireland to remotely pilot a delivery drone over two kilometres using Vodafone’s mobile network. “Manna, which has
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Helsinki survey finds residents need more information about drone operations
A drone survey, conducted by Forum Virium Helsinki, asked 500 Helsinki region residents about urban air mobility (UAM) and drone acceptance. The questions covered landing
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Dublin City Council considers drone use as Manna eyes expansion
Dublin City Council has put together a two-page “drone position” paper, the Dublin Inquirer reports. The Dublin Council effort is separate to the Department of
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MEPs call on Europe to stimulate growth in the drone industry
Three members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called for concrete measures to stimulate growth in the drone industry. In a joint initiative, Jan-Christoph Oetjen,
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