Swiss air navigation service provider skyguide, and automation company AirMap, in partnership with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), have announced the operational
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Eurocae issues draft RPAS system safety assessment criteria for open consultation
European standards agency Eurocae has issued a draft document prepared by Working Group WG-105 SG-41 “RPAS System Safety Assessment Criteria” for open consultation. The draft
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Estonia deploys drone management system first tested in SESAR GOF U-space trials
Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS) is working with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer, Threod Systems, and technology provider Frequentis, to support Estonian blue-light forces with
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Europe’s aviation associations urge Commission to address U-space safety concerns
The joint signatories of the ‘We are all ONE in the sky’ initiative have sent an open letter to the EU’s Commissioner for Transport, Ms.
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Latvian CAA retrieves missing experimental VTOL drone from remote forest
The missing 26kg drone built by Latvia’s UAVFactory has been located according to a press release issued by Latvia’s State Aviation Authority (CAA). The experimental
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Survey of European drone operations launched to help frame future standard setting
By Peter van Blyenburgh This is a notification to the European drone operator community to inform it of two upcoming surveys that have been created
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AirMap launches JobSight data management platform for construction industry
AirMap has launched a new drone operations and data automation platform called JobSight, aimed at construction industry users. According to AirMap, JobSight enables construction companies
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“FAA targets 2021 for launch of drone remote ID service” – Avionics International
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to have remote ID service for drones operational in 2021, according to documents viewed by Avionics International, following
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Commission updates standards for BVLOS drone operations based on performance-based approach
The European Commission has updated the Implementing Regulation (IR) 2019/947 relating to operations in or beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS). In the latest
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Mobile phone operator Vodafone is maturing range of 4G U-space services
By Jenny Beechener Communications network provider Vodafone is testing a range of U-space services based around its cellular network. European trials launched three years’ ago
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