Category Archives: Regulatory Matters

SESAR U-Space Partners Launch Smart City Air Mobility Trials

The revolution of urban air mobility (UAM) covers new concepts of operations, business cases, applicable regulations, and stakeholders and end users. This new business sector needs to be secured, invented, refined, structured and industrialized while staying sustainable and interoperable within the U-space framework. Continue reading →

UVS International Ceases Its Activities

Since its start in 1995, UVS International’s principal objectives were to promote:

  • The establishment of national, European and international regulations for the safe use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
  • The creation of the required standards and air traffic management norms
  • The recognition of the societal benefits of UAS & the generalization of their use.

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FAA Approves First Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights

American Robotics, a developer of fully-automated commercial drone systems, has become the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site. The company’s Scout System features advanced acoustic Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) technology that enables its drones to maintain a safe distance from other aircraft at all times. Continue reading →

Singapore to Set Up Designated Drone-Flying Areas

On Friday Jan 15 the Singapore Transport Ministry accepted a panel’s recommendation to provide common flying spaces to increase interest in the activity. Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung said more details on how such spaces will be set up and where they will be located would be settled on in the coming months. Continue reading →