Through a partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), AirMap Inc. is now a UAS service supplier for the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (L.A.A.N.C.). Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Phase Two of New York UTM Corridor
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) Alliance has announced the opening of the evaluation and selection process of vendor(s) for the design and installation of Phase II of its Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) test corridor. Continue reading
Singapore Issues CFP for UAS Integration
A call for proposal to develop systems and technologies to enable innovative, wide-ranging use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) was issued in a joint statement by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). Continue reading
NASA Hosts Industry Day for Unmanned Aircraft in National Airspace Collaboration
NASA Aeronautics is heavily involved in developing solutions for safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the national airspace. NASA has two UAS projects that work in lock-step with the Federal Aviation Administration to address the challenges facing UAS integration across the full spectrum of aircraft type and sizes, and the environments in which they fly. Continue reading
India Unveils Draft Drone Civil Aviation Requirements
The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has revealed the draft regulations on the civil use of remotely piloted aircraft systems or drones across the country. Continue reading
FAA Launches Drone Integration Pilot Program
President Trump recently announced the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program to accelerate the integration of UAS into our nation’s busy airspace and to spur innovation. Continue reading
Aurora’s OPA UH-1H Gets FAA Airworthiness Certificate
Aurora Flight Sciences announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate to Aurora’s newest optionally-piloted aircraft, a UH-1H helicopter. The latest development in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program, Aurora has added a complete digital flight control system to create the “Autonomy-enabled UH-1,” or AEH-1. Continue reading
President Trump and Secretary Chao Announce Drone Integration Pilot Program
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) looks at a drone with Kespry CEO George Mathew (R) during an event highlighting emerging technologies, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Donald J. Trump directed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions. Continue reading