Category Archives: Regulatory Matters

Russia Developing Technology to Integrate Drones into Common Airspace

On December 21, 2020 the technical design stage of the Russian Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management RUTM1 was completed and the project team demonstrated the UAV’s onboard module and the operability of various services for UAV, including the service for automatic conflict resolution in real time. Continue reading →

EHang Gets Long-term Trial Flight Permit Across Austria National Airspace

The EH216 first flight took place in November 2020 in St. Martin im Innkreis, Upper Austria

EHang Holdings Limited  achieved a significant milestone on the path to offering Urban Air Mobility services worldwide.  On December 9, the Civil Aviation Authority of Austria issued a trial flight permit for the EH216 passenger-grade AAV. Continue reading →

FAA Moves Forward on Safe Integration of Drones

The FAA published airworthiness criteria for the proposed certification of 10 different Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones as special class aircraft. This is a crucial step to enabling more complex drone operations beyond what is allowed under the small unmanned aircraft rule (Part 107), including package delivery. Continue reading →