The US Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce has added DJI to its ‘Entity List’, identifying the Chinese company as a national security concern and banning US-based companies from exporting technology to the company. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
EASA Publishes Regulatory Framework for Drone Services
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published the full regulatory framework setting the parameters for drone services such as parcel delivery in urban areas, railway and power lines inspection, or delivery of essential supplies into crisis zones. Continue reading
EHang Gets Long-term Trial Flight Permit Across Austria National Airspace
The EH216 first flight took place in November 2020 in St. Martin im Innkreis, Upper Austria
EHang Holdings Limited achieved a significant milestone on the path to offering Urban Air Mobility services worldwide. On December 9, the Civil Aviation Authority of Austria issued a trial flight permit for the EH216 passenger-grade AAV. Continue reading
BT Led Consortium to Deliver UK Drone Corridor
BT has announced the formation of a new consortium to deliver a series of industry use cases across the UK’s first commercial drone corridor. Continue reading
Snowdonia Aerospace Launches Public Consultation on Proposed Airspace Change at Test Site
Snowdonia Aerospace has launched a public consultation, open to everyone, on a proposed change to the airspace designation around Llanbedr Airfield. The consultation begins on Monday 7th December 2020 and will run for 7 weeks before closing on Friday 22nd January 2021. Continue reading
FAA Moves Forward on Safe Integration of Drones
FAA Announces BEYOND UAS Integration Pilot Program
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has announced the three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) successfully concluded on Oct. 25. Continue reading
EASA Solution Enables Europe-Wide Sharing of Drone Registration Data
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has delivered a digitalised and secure system for the exchange of drones registration data among the national authorities of the Member States, putting the technical framework in place to allow registered users to fly their drones anywhere in the European Union with a single registration. Continue reading