The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) geographical zone for the Dublin area,
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Category: UAS traffic management news
UTM company Aeroscript “to start drone integration trials in St Petersburg airspace”
Philip Butterworth-Hayes Russian UAS traffic management (UTM) company Aeroscript has announced it will shortly start trials to integrate drones into the airspace around St Petersburg,
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Australia’s CASA to pilot streamlined drone flight approval process at three airports
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia has announced a trial of a streamlined approval process for commercial drone flights near three capital city
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German drone operations benefit from permanent flight permits for predefined operations
Germany’s Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) company and drone service provider Droniq GmbH (a joint venture between DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung and Deutsche Telekom) has applied for
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FAA extends safety reporting programme to include events relating to unmanned systems
The FAA extended the Aviation Safety Reporting Program (ASRP) to UAS operators, including the protections offered through National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), from mid-April. NASA’s ASRS has
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Barcelona drone centre doubles in size to 5,000 ha and accommodates long-range flights
Barcelona Drone Centre has doubled the size of its segregated airspace, enabling the facility to host more drone market tests. With this expansion, the area
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Israel chooses national test site for trialling commercial drone operations
By Arie Egozi A dedicated, isolated commercial drone test site will be built in Yeruham, in Southern Israel. The test site will serve organizations and
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Cranfield Airport selects Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM to support drone flights
Cranfield University’s research airport and Cranfield Airport Operations Ltd have deployed Altitude Angel’s Unified Traffic Management (UTM) platform GuardianUTM Enterprise. This latest version, launched in
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uAvionix receives patent for ADS-B Inert and Alert capability for unmanned systems
uAvionix has been granted a patent for its ‘Intelligent non-disruptive Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) integration for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)’. US patent 10,991,260
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US drone associations criticise legislation introduced by several states restricting drone operations
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) have expressed concern regarding legislation introduced in several states, including Louisiana, Mississippi,
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