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Sikorsky, OTIS and the Spaceship Company to work together on air taxis

March 7, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

At HAI Heli-Expo in Atlanta on 4 March, helicopter company Sikorsky announced plans to partner with Otis Elevator Company and The Spaceship Company – which makes spaceships for Virgin Galactic – to develop new technologies […]

Philip Butterworth-Hayes @unmanndairspace ·

30 Jul

FAA: drone deliveries “do not significantly affect the quality of the human environment” https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/faa-drone-deliveries-do-not-significantly-affect-the-quality-of-the-human-environment/

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30 Jul

UK CAA sets out new CONOPS and timescale for complex BVLOS operations supported by UTM https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/uk-caa-sets-out-new-conops-and-timescale-for-complex-bvlos-operations-supported-by-utm/

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23 Jul

Ukraine is about to start shooting down Russian drones with lasers.

Not in some distant future. In two to three months.

The weapon already exists. It already works. It has already shot down FPV drones — and it is now being tested against Shaheds.

"This is not some future

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23 Jul

SORA 2.5 and cross-border liability – the legal risks operators are ignoring https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/sora-2-5-and-cross-border-liability-the-legal-risks-operators-are-ignoring/

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