The Demand and Capacity Optimisation for U-space programme (DACUS project) has published its Concept of Operations for “Demand and Capacity Balancing” (DCB) for drones within
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Category: Urban air mobility
Transport Canada publishes five-year strategy for safe integration of drone operations into Canadian skies
Transport Canada has published its vision for safe and secure integration of drone operations into Canadian skies as part of a modern national civil aviation
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FAA, NASA and UAS industry leaders meet with NUAIR to discuss vertiport technology and self-flying aircraft in cities
Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) is laying the groundwork to further develop NASA’s advanced air mobility (AAM) efforts. NUAIR manages the USD897,000 task
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Kenyan Parliament ratifies new charging structure to own and operate drones
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has received the go-ahead to implement a new charging structure to own and operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) from
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Nav Canada to launch Nav Drone to support flight authorisations as part of nationwide UTM system
In anticipation of continued growth in drone traffic in Canada, NAV Canada has announced plans to launch NAV Drone in spring 2021. This is NAV
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Luxembourg introduces drone registration portal and online training to comply with EC regulations
Luxembourg’s the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works has introduced a drone registration portal for all drone operators, whether for recreational or professional purposes, in
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CORUS X-UAM project plans to demonstrate safe drone deliveries in urban settings across Europe
Participants in the SESAR Joint Undertaking CORUS X-UAM project to strengthen safe Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations, plan a live demonstration later this year in
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US announces effective dates for remote identification rule applicable to flights over people
The final rules requiring remote identification of drones and allowing some flights over people, over moving vehicles and at night under certain conditions will go
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Japan approves a bill to help realise BVLOS flights in unsegregated airspace
Japan’s Cabinet has introduced a bill to revise aviation law as part of wider aviation legislation encouraging industry recovery following the pandemic. One of the
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LMT partners with Dimetor to enable connectivity in VLL airspace for BVLOS flights
LMT and software company Dimetor have partnered to explore the integration of drones into very low level (VLL) airspace. This builds on earlier collaboration where
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