The first coordinated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight in unsegregated airspace took place in Poland on 18 February 2019. The flight took place
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Kittyhawk launches customised airspace flight operations tool
Kittyhawk has announced the launch of it Dynamic Airspace Customizable airspace tool which “enables teams to see their authorizations, key locations, and critical points of
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UK CAA extends flight restriction zones around airports
On 20 February 2019, the United Kingdom Government published an amendment to the UK Air Navigation Order 2016 (ANO) which contains its changes to the
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NASA chooses Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for urban UTM test programme
NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project has selected the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to
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NASA chooses NIAS Reno as urban UTM TCL4 test site
On 15 February 2019, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) publicly announced the State of Nevada as an award recipient for the Unmanned Aircraft
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Czech Republic launches “Smart Sky” strategy for autonomous drone operations
The Czech Republic is developing a new airspace strategy for the drone industry called “Smart Sky”. At its heart is the aim of full automation
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BVLOS “not being held back by European regulation”
More than 250 experts from 100 different organisations are participating in Eurocae WG 105, the working group tasked with development of standards and guidance documents
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FAA proposing new rule to allow drone flights over people and at night…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to amend its rules to allow operations of small unmanned aircraft over people in certain conditions and operations
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FAA to require operators to display registration number on drones from February 23
The USA is joining China in requiring drones to display their registration numbers. In China drone operators must have stickers with QR codes for identification
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Unifly to work with Terra Drone to develop UTM services in India
Unifly NV has entered into an agreement with Terra Drone India Pvt. Ltd to facilitate the safe integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into Indian
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