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Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
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.
Academy of Model Aeronautics and National Model Aviation Museum Concerned About New FAA Regulations
Photo - Academy of Model Aeronautics
The Federal Aviation Administration’s plans to regulate unmanned aircraft systems are raising concerns at the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), which employs 57 people at its Muncie, Indiana Headquarters and draws thousands of visitors to the community each year.
Pentagon Review to Align UAS with National Airspace Integration Plan
US Deputy Defence Secretary William Lynn has launched a review of the Pentagon’s unmanned aircraft programmes to determine whether their requirements to operate in the national airspace are clearly defined and consistent with the department’s new airspace integration plan.
UAS Biggest Users of FAA NextGen Test Centre
The most intense use of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability (NIEC) to date has been by the UAS community, both within the FAA and the broader government and industry community.
FAA Grants COA to Mississippi University to Fly Stark Heron
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Certificate of Authorization (COA) to Mississippi State University for Stark Aerospace to fly the Heron UAS from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTRA) in Columbus, Mississippi .
FAA Reauthorization Bill Passes Through the US House of Representatives
Last Friday, the US House of Representatives passed the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 by a vote of 223 to 196. The bill includes important passages about integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System (civil airspace).
FAA Reauthorization Bill – Comment
Doug Davis is currently Director, Global UAS Strategic Initiatives at New Mexico State University, after spending almost 25 years with the FAA. He is widely known and respected for his pioneering work in developing the vision for how UAS will operate in the National Airspace System. We asked Doug for his appraisal of the current legislative and budgetary situations facing the FAA and the progress that it is being made. Doug told us: