The Italian civil aviation authority (ENAC) has published a safety promotion guide dedicated to reporting incidents in the uncrewed aerial system (UAS) sector. The revision
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New US waiver enables testing of commercial wireless networks aboard drones
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a waiver to support the testing of commercial wireless networks for mission-critical aviation safety services. It
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Respondents “broadly support” CASA’s proposals for drone operations over 400ft
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has published the summary of consultation on proposed drone operations above 400ft in defined environments. The draft policy aimed
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“Vertical’s Valo eVTOL to be integrated into Heathrow’s ATC network in 2030 ” – Vertical Aerospace CEO Stuart Simpson
Vertical Aerospace is targeting 2030 for integrating the first commercial flights of its Valo eVTOL into the London Heathrow air traffic management system, according to
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Textron’s Aerosonde completes vertiport-to-vertiport flight in commercial airspace
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde Mk 4.7 VTOL UAS has completed a flight between two vertiports through commercial airspace as part of Virginia’s Advanced Air Mobility Smart
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UK’s SP Electricity North West to trial remotely piloted drones for post-storm inspections
The UK’s SP Electricity North West (SP ENW) is to trial remotely piloted drones for post-storm fault finding and powerline condition monitoring under a 12-month
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UK CAA updates DAA policy concept for BVLOS operations – drops planned air risk mitigation rule
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published Version 2 of its Detect and Avoid (DAA) Policy Concept, CAP3015, providing greater clarity on how operators
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Côte d’Ivoire expands Zipline logistics network to ten distribution centres
The government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has approved an eight-year public-private partnership with Zipline to expand the country’s drone logistics network from one
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CAA Zimbabwe grants approval for nationwide VLOS and BVLOS drone deliveries
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has approved Drone Solutions Zimbabwe to conduct commercial drone delivery operations nationwide. The authorisation covers the company’s hybrid
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Australia completes first UTM system test
Airservices Australia has teamed up with drone operators, UAS Service Suppliers (USS) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to test Australia’s emerging Uncrewed Traffic Management
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