On January 14, 2019, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced proposed new rules and a pilot project to allow unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or more commonly called drones, to fly overnight and over people without waivers under certain conditions and to further integrate drones safely into the national airspace system. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Singapore Wants to Monitor Drones Islandwide
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) intends to develop a system that can monitor unmanned aircraft systems islandwide. Continue reading
Canada Introduces New Drone Rules
Marc Garneau – Transport Minister
Transport Canada is committed to enhancing aviation and public safety while encouraging innovation and economic growth in the drone sector. The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced Canada’s new rules for remotely piloted aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones.
FAA Issues RFI on Drone ID
In a request for information quietly issued late December, the FAA said it wants to find partners to help develop a practical approach to the data sharing required to remotely identify small drones in controlled airspace. The data collected would include a unique identifier for the UAS, tracking information and drone owner and remote pilot identification, according to the FAA’s 2017 report on the remote ID program. Continue reading
Saudi Arabia Starts Issuing Drone Permits
The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) began receiving Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) drone permit applications via its website. Continue reading
New Drone Registration Laws for Ireland this Year
Drone registration laws have been in effect in Ireland since 2015, however, they are due to get an update that will come into effect this year. Continue reading
EASA’s High Level Conference – Expectations Not Met
Last week, the EASA High Level Conference on Drones took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, as part of the Amsterdam Drone Week. At the «grand opening» of this event, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure & Water Management, and Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner of Transport, gave very lively and positive opening speeches. Continue reading
Airobotics Gets FAA BVLoS Waiver for US Operations
Automated drone startup Airobotics announced that it is the first company in the United States to receive a Certificate of Waiver (CoW) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that combines three elements: flying Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for automated drone operations, over human beings, with a visual observer that is not required to keep a visual line of sight on the drone. Continue reading