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Airmap

AirMap suggests governments could create new revenue streams through taxation, take-off, and landing fees for drone flights to support UTM.

Haye KestelooJan 22

Xiaomi

Consumer electronics company and drone maker Xiaomi has been added to the military blacklist, i.e. a list of companies with suspected ties..

Haye KestelooJan 15

Japan

In Japan, mini-drones weighing less than 200 grams have less strict rules than "normal" drones. But the Japanese government is going to

Wiebe de JagerDec 21

Part 107

After seeing the proposed penalty letter, drone lawyer Jonathan Rupprecht explains $182,000 in FAA fines this drone pilot in Philly received.

Haye KestelooDec 18

FAA

The FAA announced that it removed the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. The change was made public in the Federal Register on December 11.

Haye KestelooDec 14

FAA

But now we are faced with drone registrations expiring and what we are seeing is suggests that drone operators may not be taking registrations

Haye KestelooDec 9

Texas

In a video on social media, political candidate Shelley Luther (R-TX) shoots at "Chinese communist drones" flying over her property. The video

Haye KestelooDec 9

Europe

Drone operators can choose to carry out a Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) yourself. A new online tool from AirHub helps with this.

Wiebe de JagerDec 7

The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.