The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released an initial Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Urban Air Mobility. The 30-page document describes how urban air
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Category: Emerging regulations
Transport Canada proposes BVLOS drone operations up to 650 kgs in weight
Transport Canada is proposing to allow drones weighing as much as a Cessna 152 to be operated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) over “isolated
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International regulatory bodies acknowledge risk of falling behind in ICAO-led discussion on urban air mobility
ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission (ANC) hosted a discussion with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and standards agency Eurocae on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) on
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EBAA calls for safe integration of drones in European airspace
Non-profit organisation The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), along with Europe’s aviation associations, has urged the European Commission (EC) to create a new approach to
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“ISO to develop standards for small cargo drones vertiports” – EuroUSC-Italia
On 27 April 2020, ISO Technical Committee TC/20 (Aerospace) approved the launch of the New Work Item (NWI) 5015-2 to develop an international standard on
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EASA publishes “world first urban drone traffic management rules”
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first view worldwide on the use and control of drones in an urban environment, balancing
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San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge “hotbed of drone crashes and illegal flights” – new report
As more and more people purchase drones, so growing numbers photograph the famous San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. However, most of these flights are illegal,
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UK drone experts urge property owners to leverage under-used land for drone testing
The UK Drone Delivery Group (DDG), an industry initiative to provide guidance on the commercial growth of unmanned vehicles, has made an urgent ‘call to
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“Shortcomings in FAA drone ID proposals can be solved by new ASTM I standard “- Wing
Drone delivery company Wing has issued a press statement which outlines its view on how the new ASTM International standard for sharing UTM information (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/news-first/astm-international-publishes-standards-for-remote-id-and-tracking-of-drones/)
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Yale University drone delivery service “could violate federal law”
Government Technology news site reports that a student-run business that has been delivering food and other items to Yale University’s campus with drones is reported
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