Nordic Unmanned has received the European Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) issued by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority under the EASA (European Union Aviation Safety
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Category: Emerging regulations
Significant Step Forward: New regulations allowing drones “to fly over people and at night in U.S” take effect
By Chris Stonor The U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Wednesday that final rules and regulations first disclosed last December have now taken effect,
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EHang establishes “CAAC type certification team” to further advance designation process of EH216 passenger-grade AAV
By Chris Stonor EHang announced last week that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has established a Type Certification Team (TC) for the EH216
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How crash simulation research helped the FAA relax rules on drone flights over moving vehicles
By Arie Egozi Researchers from Virginia Tech Mid Atlantic partnership (MAAP) have investigated the potential damage to cars from a drone with a parachute hitting
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Pakistan: PM Imran Khan approves establishment of Civil Drone Authority
By Chris Stonor Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has approved the establishment of the Civil Drone Authority for his country to put in place an institutionalised
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UK Airspeeder drone crash report has wide implications for operators, regulators
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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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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