The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has opened a public consultation on its proposal of airworthiness standards which will enable the certification of small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. This is to develop the first component […]
Boeing is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) technology house SparkCognition to deliver unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) solutions. Boeing and SparkCognition will use artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies to track unmanned air vehicles in flight […]
Britain could be left out of Brussels’ vision of a vibrant U-Space that will support an emerging European drone industry, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper. The newspaper reports that the nation […]
An overly conservative approach to safety risk assessments at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proving a significant barrier to the development of drone technology, according to a new report. The authors of the new congressionally […]
ENAIRE, the main provider of air navigation services in Spain, has teamed with Everis Aerospacial, Defensa y Seguridad with the support of Airmap, to mount a drone airshow integrating U-Space traffic management and conventional air traffic systems. […]
NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft on Tuesday. NASA said this […]
Life-saving drones are taking off in Switzerland thanks to a revolutionary pilot programme launched by Swiss Post, the national postal service of Switzerland, and drone manufacturer Matternet in partnership with medical care business Insel. Beginning […]
Uber plans to open an Uber Elevate research station in Paris where its researchers will spend US$23.4 million over the next five year researching how to navigate air traffic and comply with European regulations. The centre will […]
Leonardo has been selected by Italy’s ENAV as its industrial partner to develop an air traffic control system for unmanned aircraft. Leonardo will lead an industrial team that includes its subsidiary Telespazio and IDS – […]
British pilot and air traffic control bodies have worked together to create guidance in preventing drone collisions. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) and the Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers (GATCO) have created the […]
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