The report by the UK’s Accident and Investigation Branch (AAIB) into the crash of the 95kg Alauda Airspeeder Mk II scale demonstrator drone will have
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Category: Emerging regulations
NEW White Paper: UAM “must incorporate needs of disabled citizens”
By Chris Stonor A new White Paper published this week by CIVATAglobal and Aerobility stresses the needs of disability to be inclusive within the UAM
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FAA gives thumbs up to American Robotics drones for autonomous BVLOS flights
By Chris Stonor The FAA has given the thumbs up to American Robotics (AR) to fly its drones autonomously, but with a number of caveats, reports
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“China introduces new operating standard for drone deliveries” – EHang
According to air taxi manufacturer EHang: “The Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft (the “Standard”) issued by the State Post Bureau of the
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FAA publishes remote ID, flights-over-people rules – achieves broad industry support
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has today announced final rules for drones covering Remote Identification (Remote ID) and flights over people and at night
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European safety agency publishes regulatory framework for drone service deliveries
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the full regulatory framework setting the parameters for drone services such as parcel delivery in urban
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Japan impose “stricter rules” governing use of drones weighing as little as 100 grams
By Chris Stonor The Japanese government is going ahead to tighten its rules governing drone use to include lightweight, smaller and more sophisticated models now
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EASA invites comments on proposals for BVLOS operations in an urban environment
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) invites comments on the overall concept presented at the webinar hosted by the agency on 1 October on beyond
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DOJ releases report on ways to protect U.S. prisons from growing drone threat
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report this week stating that drones delivering illegal contraband to federal inmates is on the increase, posing
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EDA finalises work on civil/military RPAS take-off and landing standards
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has completed its work on the ‘Enhanced RPAS Automation’ (ERA) project launched in 2016 by EDA on behalf of Germany,
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