The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is scheduled to publish the first draft of regulatory proposals under Part 23 standards for sense-and-avoid systems and autonomous decision-making by UAS in civil airspace.
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
ICAO’s NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar & Workshop – Lima, Peru
The ICAO NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar/Workshop starts today at the premises of the ICAO SAM Regional Office in Lima, Peru and will continue up to 19 August 2011.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION UAS PANEL – Announcement of the Second Workshop
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.
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.