In a significant move towards the safe integration of advanced air mobility, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has put forward a comprehensive proposal for pilot training and certification for powered-lift aircraft. Acting Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, David Boulter, asserts,…
Welcome to the weekly UAS News update. We have three exciting stories for you this week. The first one is that New York City is proposing to approve drones to fly in the city. However, let’s not get too excited…
The FPV Coalition seeks help from its members and the entire drone community to help advocate for increasing the weight restriction for recreational drone use from 250g to 1kg. Such a change would allow recreational users to fly larger and…
Heron AirBridge has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join Inmarsat’s Velaris Partner Network (VPN) to develop regulatory and operational frameworks and technologies for safe drone management in urban environments and complex airspaces. The MoU was signed at Drone…
A drone struck well-known singer Benny Dayal on Friday during a live performance in Chennai, India, and he sustained minor injuries as a result. Later, he shared an update on his Instagram account. The drone struck the back of Benny…
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, a lot needs to be tested in practice. As part of the European AMU-LED project, various…
The UK government has approved a plan to link several UK cities through a drone super highway. The idea is that companies can use several fixed flight routes to develop and test new services. The drones can fly safely out…
Every day, the drones of Manna Drone Delivery deliver meals and groceries to customers in two suburbs of the Irish capital, Dublin. After a successful start in Ireland, Manna is working on expanding to six other European Countries, starting in…
The Austrian aviation authority, Austro Control, has entered into a partnership with the Specialist ICT company Frequentis to develop a digital air traffic control system for drones. In this way, the growing number of drone flights must be safely integrated…
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report, an Amazon delivery drone sparked an acres-wide fire last summer when it crashed in eastern Oregon during a test flight. During a test flight in June, the Amazon drone’s motors failed, causing…
As in the United States, in the near future, almost all drones in Europe will also need to be equipped with a function that broadcasts the operator’s operator number and the position of the drone: Remote ID. But not all…
A 36-year-old Frenchman was sentenced last week by the Iranian court to 8 years in prison for allegedly committing espionage while flying a drone. Benjamin Brière (36) was arrested in 2020 after taking pictures with his hobby drone in the…
