The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched a consultation on the proposed charge for the UK’s new drone registration scheme that becomes law
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Category: UAS traffic management news
AirMap introduces “geocaging alerts” to notify drone pilots of deviations from flight plan
AirMap reports it has introduced Real-time Geocaging Alerts – with visual and auditory notifications when a drone flight deviates (or is about to deviate) from
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NUAIR integrates five UTM service suppliers at its test site
Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) and the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport report that have successfully deployed and integrated five
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Brazil’s aviation regulator “approves first commercial BVLOS flights”
Santiago & Cintra reports it has become the first company in Brazil to receive authorizations for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights from the
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Grand Sky and Harris link to develop-wide range UAS BVLOS test site
Grand Sky Business and Aviation Park and Harris Corp. have joined forces to enable the country’s first and largest unmanned aerial system (UAS) airspace to
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FAA awards Wing air carrier certificate to start commercial drone deliveries
Wing has become the first drone delivery company in the US to receive Air Carrier Certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This
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GUTMA adds new members, gives further details of June annual conference
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) added four new members in April 2019 – Airbus (France), Avinor ANS (Norway), D-Flight S.p.A (Italy) and SkyWings, Inc. (Japan). Meanwhile, the association has announced further details
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Indra links with Norwegian academic partners to develop new UTM technologies
A Norwegian industry/academic cluster consisting of Indra, the University of South-Eastern Norway, and Andøya Space Center has embarked upon a project to accelerate deployment of
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Kongsberg, MicroPilot develop single-operator detect-and-avoid system for multiple drones
Kongsberg Geospatial has developed IRIS UxS Fleet Control Station technology to enable multiple drones to be monitored and controlled simultaneously by a single operator and
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uAvionix and CubePilot link to provide ADS-B detect and avoid
uAvionix has announced a partnership with CubePilot, designer and manufacturer of “the Cube” autopilot for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – to integrate ADS-B IN receive
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