The US Senate has confirmed Michael Whitaker to serve as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for 5 years in a bipartisan 98
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Category: Urban air mobility
UK medical delivery project CAELUS unveils drone launch pad design by AtkinsRéalis
Project CAELUS, a consortium of organisations including AGS Airports, NHS Scotland, University of Strathclyde and AtkinsRéalis, is due to start live flight trials for the
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uAvionix acquires Iris Automation, builds multi-layered safety architecture
uAvinoix, a communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions provider for crewed and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), has announced its acquisition of Iris Automation, provider of
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UK CAA invites feedback on Advanced Air Mobility policy approaches
As part of the CAA’s efforts to support the introduction of eVTOL operations in the UK, the regulator has published indications of its policy approaches on flight
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UK CAA seeks strategy and policy associate to support airspace modernisation programme
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seeks applicants for the role of Associate – CAA Strategy & Policy. The role will support strategy and policy
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Emirates Post and Dronamics collaborate to develop UAE cargo drone delivery services
Emirates Post Group (EPG) and Dronamics have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore transformative solutions in logistics through advanced cargo drone capabilities in
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SKYTRAC’s SDL-350 gains Iridium approval to provide broadband connectivity to aviation
SKYTRAC Systems has announced that its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband Iridium Certus communications system, the SDL-350, has gained official Iridium approval to provide the
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EASA invites comments to new proposal for UAS critical area calculations
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal “Guidelines for the calculation of the critical area of Unmanned Aircraft” and a sample calculator
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Operators now able to download Austro Control DroneSpace to manage drone flights
Austro Control’s news DroneSpace app is now available for download in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, according to Austrian air navigation service
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EASA issues updated regulatory guidance for drones in the ‘open’ and ‘specific’ category
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published updated Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM) to Regulations (EU) 2019/945 and 2019/947 (drones
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