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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the membership of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force. Earl Lawrence, Director of the FAA’s UAS Integration Office, and Dave Vos of Google X will co-chair the group. Continue reading
Drone Crew has received its Remote Operator Certificate (ROC) from SACAA on 23 October 2015, and is now fully licensed to operate (RPAS) drones in South Africa.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently joined the trend of using drones for delivering products. The move of the world’s largest retailer came amid the growing race with online competitors such as Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has granted approval to the Rocketmine Division of Public Display Technologies (PDT) for the commercial operation of Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) – drones – for several key South African business sectors, including mining, agriculture and construction. Continue reading
In a surprise move, DOT just published a document,Clarification of the Applicability of Aircraft Registration Requirements for UAS and Request for Information Regarding Electronic Registration for UAS, to the Federal Register. DOT is soliciting recommendations on all aspects of the UAS registration process, including which UAS should be exempt from the registration requirement. Continue reading
NASA plans to carry out beyond line-of-sight testing of an air traffic management component for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in 2016, following on from a series of low-risk testing that took place last August. Continue reading
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Certificate of Authorization (COA) to the Ohio/Indiana UAS Center and Test Complex, which will allow Workhorse Group and the University of Cincinnati to continue their joint development of Workhorse Group’s Horsefly parcel delivery drone. Continue reading
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the creation of a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading