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FAA Approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter
German drone delivery company Wingcopter has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 US unmanned aircraft. This approval marks a critical milestone in the certification process of Wingcopter’s flagship eVTOL delivery drone in the U.S. Continue reading
EASA Publishes AMC for ‘Enhanced Containment’ Provisions
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published means to show compliance with the “enhanced containment” provisions for drones, allowing the applicant to simply declare compliance without the need to apply for a design verification report. Continue reading
SwissDrones Gets European Drone Operator License in Malta
SwissDrones has obtained its European drone operator license – the EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) in accordance with European Regulation (EU) 947/2019, granted by the Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (Transport Malta), the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first LUC issued by Transport Malta, and the sixth issued in Europe. Continue reading
UK CAA Consults on Extension to Legacy and Transitional UAS Provisions in the Open Category
The UK CAA is consulting on a proposed extension to the Legacy and Transitional category UAS provisions in the Open category and would like your opinion. Continue reading
Dubai Civil Defense Gets Operational Approval to Use UAS
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted the operational approval for the General Directorate of Civil Defense in Dubai to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support its daily operations after passing the operational requirements in accordance with civil aviation regulations. Continue reading
Join the FAA for Drone Safety Day
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is inviting the drone community to be part of its 2022 Drone Safety Day campaign on Saturday, June 18. Continue reading
US Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan
On April 25th., the Biden Administration released the first whole-of-government plan to address UAS threats in the Homeland. Through the Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan, the Administration is working to expand where we can protect against nefarious UAS activity, who is authorized to take action, and how it can be accomplished lawfully. Continue reading