A series of drone demonstrations will soon get underway at urban and rural locations across Europe, thanks to funding from the SESAR Joint Undertaking within the framework the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility programme. Continue reading
Author Archives: Peter van Blyenburgh
Reflections on the Current Situation
At ICAO’s Second Air Cargo Development Forum in Zhengzhou, China (5-7 Sept. 2018), I had the honour of moderating 2 sessions, which permitted me to more fully realize the current status and potential of the use of RPAS in the air cargo supply chain. Continue reading
ICAO’s Third Global RPAS Symposium
The Third Global Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium (RPAS/3) took place from 10 to 12 September 2018 in Chengdu, China. Continue reading
Cooperation to Harmonise National Approaches to Test Ranges in Europe
The development of drones and their commercial use, depends for a large extent on the possibilities to test new technical and legal developments at locations where it is possible to experiment beyond the boundaries of the current legislation. These locations are referred to as test and demonstration locations. Continue reading
Professional Drone Operators to Congregate in Spain
The upcoming 7th annual RPAS CivOps conference will take place on 23 & 24 January 2019 in Madrid, Spain, where it is being hosted by the (AESA), the Spanish national aviation safety & security agency. Continue reading
Japanese Drone Association Joins UVS International
The Japan Drone Consortium (JDC) has joined UVS International. JDC, founded in 2012 and established in Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan, is a duly registered national organisation federating Japanese drone manufacturers, operators, distributors, public & private R&D institutions, and various institutions & organisations with drone-related activities (including public organisations & universities). Continue reading
Tunisia Drone Project Financed by Korean Trust Fund
The launch ceremony of the pilot project on the use of drones in agricultural development projects took place from 10.00 to 12.00 on 26 July 2018 at the Ministry of Development and International Cooperation in Tunis, Tunisia. Continue reading
EUROCONTROL Announces Communication, Navigation & Surveillance Symposium
Aviation and its infrastructure will need to adapt in the face of new emerging concepts and applications. A wide range of factors will influence the introduction of new concepts and technologies aimed at enhancing existing communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) domains, which can no longer be considered as independent silos. Continue reading