PrecisionHawk, Inc., a provider of drone technology for the enterprise, has announced that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has appointed Michael Chasen, CEO of PrecisionHawk, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) as its chairman. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Airbus UTM’s Encounter Aware Flight Planning Report
Airbus UTM has just released a new paper, “Encounter Aware Flight Planning in the Unmanned Airspace” available for download through the link below. This is, to our knowledge, the first ever quantitative analysis of flight planning in the context of these two UTM architectures. Continue reading
FAA to Debut Remote ID Rule in July
The FAA plans to release its remote identification ruling for UAS in July, UAS Integration Office Executive Director Jay Merkle said in front of Congress last week. Continue reading
FAA Statement on UAS Detection Systems at Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) understands airport safety and security concerns raised by the malicious or errant use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The agency shares these concerns. Continue reading
FAA Releases Aerospace Forecast
All safety, efficiency and economic indicators show that air travel in the United States is strong, according to the FAA Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years (FY) 2019-2039 (PDF). With aircraft operations expected to increase more than 25 percent over the next 20 years, the FAA is advancing major airspace modernization and infrastructure improvements to meet this tremendous projected growth. Continue reading
senseFly Gets BVLoS Approval in Brazil
senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions—in collaboration with drone engineering and consulting specialists AL Drones and geotechnology company Santiago & Cintra—has announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has approved BVLOS flights to be carried out in Brazil for the first time in the country’s history, using senseFly’s proprietary drone technology. Continue reading
First FAA Certification of Commercial Package Delivery
As anticipated last month, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Wing Aviation. Continue reading
ST Engineering Hexacopter Gets Singapore BLOS Permit
ST Engineering’s hexacopter DrN-15 UAV on display at the 2019 LAAD Defence and Security exposition
Singapore’s ST Engineering believes it is one step closer to securing the first customer for its DrN-15 hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) now that it has secured a key permit, according to a company official. Continue reading