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United Kingdom

Scotland gets nationwide drone delivery service for medical supplies

Under the name CAELUS, work will be done in Scotland in the coming years to roll out a nationwide drone delivery service for medical goods.

Wiebe de JagerSep 27

Airport

United Airlines committed to drone taxis for short-distance passenger transport

United Airlines has placed an order for the delivery of 200 four-person drone taxis. With this, the company wants to focus on transporting people...

Wiebe de JagerSep 14

On Monday, the presence of drones in the vicinity of Adolfo-Suarez-Barajas Airport in Madrid forced the cancellation of at least seven flights departing from that airport.

Spain

Air traffic at Madrid’s Barajas Airport disrupted by drones

On Monday, the presence of drones in the vicinity of Adolfo-Suarez-Barajas Airport in Madrid forced the cancellation of at least seven flights...

Haye KestelooAug 30

Netherlands

Marechaussee confiscates drone at Het Loo Palace in The Netherlands

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee has seized a drone that was flown over the territory of Paleis Het Loo. An aerial platform from the fire brigade

Wiebe de JagerAug 30

Drone tracking tech tested at LAX airport after near-misses

DJI

Drone tracking tech to be tested at LAX airport after near-misses

The TSA will test new drone tracking technology to spot, track, and identify drones in restricted airspace after dozens of drone sightings and a few...

Haye KestelooAug 26

Airport

Microsoft launches autonomous drone flight simulator: Project AirSim

By simulating drone flights. That is the premise of Project AirSim, a simulator for autonomous drone flights. The simulator is an initiative of Microsoft.

Wiebe de JagerAug 4

Testing with U-Space in the Netherlands: this is about to happen

Avy

Testing with U-Space in the Netherlands: here’s what’s next

In the future, U-Space must ensure the orderly handling of all unmanned and manned air traffic in the same airspace. But before that happens...

Wiebe de JagerAug 1

FAA

Biden taps Denver Airport CEO Phil Washington as new FAA Administrator

The White House intends to put forth Phil Washington, as their candidate for the position of the Federal Aviation Administration or FAA Administrator.

Haye KestelooJul 6

Airport

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