UAS VISION
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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
On Friday, October 5, 2018, the President signed into law H.R. 302, the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018,” which reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration and related revenue authorities through September 30, 2023. Continue reading
Drone safety systems company ParaZero Israel Ltd has announced that the first FAA waiver for flight over people with a parachute system was granted to a UAS operator using the ParaZero SafeAir System. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced nine new partners to its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative, an innovative collaboration between the FAA and the drone industry that provides near real-time processing of airspace authorizations for Part 107 drone operators nationwide who fly in controlled airspace. Continue reading
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released for public review and comment a working draft of the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 1.0)being developed by the Institute’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative (UASSC). Continue reading
The ICAO Legal Committee
The ICAO Legal Committee, chaired by Mr. Terry Olson from France, concluded its 37th Session last week at ICAO’s Headquarters, addressing a range of challenging emerging issues for international air transport. Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO Council President and Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General were present to open the Session. Continue reading
The FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program has been busy accelerating drone technology in four states during the month of August. Continue reading
The much awaited ‘drone’ policy will come into effect from December 1, 2018. Drones or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, RPAS, are already in India for several years and their use ranges from children’s toys to wedding aerial videography to remote sensing for infrastructure and other development programmes. Continue reading