The official announcement of the creation of the EC UAS Panel and its objectives was made by Daniel Calleja in the GIFAS International chalet at the Paris Air Show on 23 June 2011. During this event, Peter van Blyenburgh (UVS International) gave a short overview of the objectives of the EC UAS Panel’s first workshop that was to take place at EUROCONTROL headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 12 July 2011.
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
US Congress Passes Short-Term FAA Extension – Ending Partial Shutdown
On 5 August, Congress passed a short-term FAA extension ending a two week partial shutdown of the FAA. The 14-day shutdown cost the federal government nearly $400 million in lost revenue because the FAA was not allowed to collect taxes on air tickets.
FAA Looks into News Corp’s Daily Drone
The News Corp’s The Daily has a drone that it’s sent out a few times. Taking footage for news-gathering purposes seems like a commercial use of a drone. I followed up with the FAA asking if News Corp was one of the companies with an experimental certificate. The inquiry got lobbed to the FAA’s legal department…
Oklahoma Wants 80 Mile UAS Air Corridor
Oklahoma state officials are currently pushing for a new air corridor to be reserved exclusively for unmanned aircraft, which would stretch for approximately 80 miles between Fort Sill and the town of Clinton, to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Numerica Research Centre Awarded 2-year $600,000 NASA Contract
Numerica Corp. was awarded a two-year, $600,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to develop collision prediction capabilities for unmanned aircraft systems operating in the National Airspace System.
Eurocontrol & European Commission UAS Workshop on ‘Insertion into Airspace and Radio Frequencies’
EUROCONTROL will be hosting a workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on 13 & 14 September 2011.
Oklahoma Wants UAS Air Corridor
Oklahoma’s Secretary of Science and Technology says groundwork is being done to set up an air corridor to allow unmanned aerial vehicles to fly between airports in Lawton and Clinton. Continue reading
AIA Calls for Continued Aerospace Investment
Former FAA Administrator and current President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, Marion C. Blakey, called for accelerated implementation of FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System and increased U.S. investment in research and development to avoid losing its leadership in aerospace and defence.