Welcome to your weekly UAS News update. This week, we have three stories for you. The first one is a concerning one: the House Bill that threatens a complete DJI ban everywhere in the country. We also have AirMap shutting…
LAANC provider, Airmap is dead! The drone service (!) provider recently folded. Airmap is dead! In a message shared with the drone community the company said: Airmap has evolved many times over its storied history, from an app to create…
To our surprise, we were informed today that Airmap is no longer on the FAA Approved LAANC UAS Service Suppliers list. Updated with a statement from the FAA and Airmap on 9 Airmap no longer on FAA Approved LAANC UAS…
In this video, Greg Reverdiau from the Pilot Institute shows you how to How to submit day and night Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability requests or LAANC requests for drone flights in Aloft (formerly known as Kittyhawk.
Act today to stop the revival of Senator Lee’s (R-Utah) Drone Federalism Act, which would allow states and local governments to control the airspace under 200 feet and would require a drone operator to “secure permission from the owner before…
AirMap found itself in hot water on Friday afternoon after the company suggested in a series of tweets that governments could create new revenue streams through taxation, take-off, and landing fees for drone flights to support UTM service, such as…
US Drone Companies receive millions in recovery funds from the Department of Defense. On Friday, the department announced that it will issue US$84.4 million in funding through the Defense Production Act to small drone makers, shipbuilders, and a space company.…
Major supplier of aerospace products, Honeywell International Inc. announced on Monday that it will launch a new business unit to enter the Drone Industry. The new department will focus on the autonomous aviation space, including drones, air taxis, unmanned cargo…
Airmap offices burn down as peaceful protests turn into looting and destruction after the countywide 6 p.m. curfew in Santa Monica, California.
The Federal Aviation Administration aims to have an initial version of Remote ID for Drones up and running in 2021. According to documents viewed by Avionics International, the FAA is planning to have a first version of Remote ID for Drones…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced the eight companies that will assist the Federal government in establishing requirements for future suppliers of Remote Identification (Remote ID). Remote ID will enable Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly…
