The US Department of Transportation on 14 January 2019 announced a proposal to allow commercial drone operators to fly their drones over people and at
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Saudi Arabia opens drone market with electronic registration system
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has launched its electronic service for drones.. GACA’s campaign was launched with the aim of enhancing awareness
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Indemnis Nexus parachute approval for DJI brings flights over people “a step closer”
Indemnis and DJI have announced that the Indemnis Nexus parachute system for the DJI Inspire 2 drone has been validated as compliant with the new
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CES 2019: 5G networks, re-charging drones in flight and anti-spoofing kit
Drone and UTM industry professionals may remember the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas mainly for launch of Bell’s Nexus air taxi concept
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Norway’s Avinor posts RFI for a nationwide UTM system
Norway’s air navigation service provider Avinor Flysikring AS has issued a request for information (RFI) for a nationwide UAS traffic management (UTM) system. According to
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Transport Canada announces new drone rules and industry approves
On 9 January 2019, Transport Canada published new rules for drone operators. The key items are: All pilots of drones that weigh between 250 g
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UK government launches satellite-based UTM research programme
A new UK Department for Transport (DfT) UTM research and development project led by the government backed Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) organisation has been launched
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FAA gives State Farm insurer national waiver to fly BVLOS and over people
US insurance company State Farm has been granted the first national waiver to any company in the U.S. by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The
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University of North Dakota establishes multi-user BVLOS test range
The University of North Dakota (UND), along with research partners from Harris Corporation and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site (NPUASTS), report it
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Tougher drone rules planned for UK following Gatwick closure
The pre-Christmas disruption to London Gatwick airport in which around 1,000 flights were disrupted or cancelled – affecting 140,000 passengers – following a number of
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