When flying on a commercial airliner, it can feel like you’re on top of the world, riding higher than any airplane out there. But an increasing number of aircraft soon will be flying even higher and NASA is studying ways to manage that anticipated air traffic. Continue reading
Category Archives: UTM
Switzerland Launches First Nationwide Network Remote Identification Service For Drones
Swiss U-Space Implementation (SUSI) members, under the coordination of the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation,have announced that a nationwide voluntary Network Remote Identification (NET-RID) service is now live across Switzerland. The service complies with the U-Space Regulation (EU) 2021/664 adopted by the European Commission, which will be enforced beginning January 2023. Continue reading
Altitude Angel & JALUX Partner on UTM Deployment in Japan & Asia Pacific
Altitude Angel announced that it has welcomed Japan-based JALUX Group into its Global Partnership Programme. Continue reading
Droniq Tests European U-Space Concept at the Port of Hamburg
In future, drones will have their own kind of traffic system. This will allow flights in areas with a high volume of drones to be carried out easily, safely and in coordination with manned air traffic. This is the idea of U-Space – a concept of the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency EASA, which EU member states are to implement by the beginning of 2023. Continue reading
Thales and Operational Solutions to Cooperate on C-UAV and UTM Solutions
Thales and UK-based defence firm Operational Solutions Limited (OSL) have signed a cooperation agreement to further develop and deliver joint opportunities and solutions in the areas of civil counter-unmanned aerial vehicles and systems (C-UAV), as well as unmanned traffic management (UTM). Continue reading
Altitude Angel & iOCO Advance UAM Operations Across South Africa
Altitude Angel, a unified traffic management (UTM) technology provider, and iOCO, a South African ICT solutions supplier, have agreed to form an alliance with the strategic aim of providing the building blocks on which the country’s urban air mobility (UAM) infrastructure can be built and supported. Continue reading
Israel Enters Phase 2 of Testing Drone Fleets in Urban Environments
After a successful initial phase, AI-based Multi-Flight System and Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM or “U-space”) specialist Airwayz Drones Ltd, resumes its participation in a two-year pilot program, which will see multiple fleets of drones tested beyond any other scheme to validate the safe and efficient use of drones in urban environments. Continue reading
Air Traffic Control Issues Instructions to Drone Pilot via Altitude Angel App
Air Traffic Control The Netherlands (LVNL), in cooperation with Dutch Drone Delta, has conducted a successful trial during which air traffic control instructions were issued to a drone pilot via the Altitude Angel developed GoDrone app. Continue reading