Drones and helicopters regularly operate in the same environments. They perform many of the same operations, often at the same time. It can be difficult for both types of pilots to know when the other is operating nearby. Continue reading
Category Archives: BVLOS
Thales, Viasat and Partners Complete Beyond Visual Line of Sight Connectivity Demo
Viasat Inc. and partners Thales, Dimetor, TTP plc and the European Space Agency (ESA), have completed successful flight trials at Cranfield University using the National Flying Laboratory Centre’s Bulldog light aircraft, as part of the Iris RPAS programme. Continue reading
Speedbird Gains Brazil Approval for Urban BVLOS Drone Flights
Brazil’s civil aviation authority (ANAC) has authorized Speedbird Aero to operate delivery drones over areas with population densities of up to 5,000 people per square kilometer, marking a shift from route-by-route approvals to a scalable national framework for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations. Continue reading
AeroVironment Launches BVLOS Airspace Facility for US Air Force
– AeroVironment, Inc. (AV), a global defence technology company delivering software-enabled autonomous systems, and CAL Analytics, an innovator in advanced airspace management technologies, announced the completed installation and initial operation of a new Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) airspace management facility at the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport in Springfield, Ohio. Continue reading
Amazon Comments on Proposed FAA Drone Regulations
– Amazon Prime Air is more than just another last-mile delivery option for customers—it’s fundamentally an aerospace program rooted in rigorous aerospace principles and standards. Continue reading
uAvionix and OneSky Partner to Advance UAS Traffic Management with Integrated FlightLine ADS-B Data
– uAvionix, a leader in advanced airspace surveillance and communications solutions, and OneSky, a global provider of uncrewed traffic management (UTM) and airspace intelligence platforms, today announced a strategic partnership integrating uAvionix’s FlightLine ADS-B traffic data directly into OneSky’s enterprise UTM platform via API. Continue reading
UK Civil Aviation Authority Publishes Future of Flight: BVLOS Roadmap
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has just published its Future of Flight: BVLOS roadmap setting out operational pathways to unlock the full economic and societal potential of airborne drones. Continue reading
AOPA Pushes Back on Conditional Right of Way for Drones
While pilots have sought to maintain maneuverability-based right-of-way rules, along with shared responsibility for see-and-avoid, as drones are integrated into the national airspace system, the nascent drone industry has struggled to develop cost-effective ways to enable unmanned aircraft to detect other objects around them. Continue reading