Pilots operating Air New Zealand flight NZ092 from Haneda, Tokyo encountered a drone estimated to be just five metres away from the 777-200 aircraft during its descent
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Category: UAS traffic management news
NASA Ames reposts request for UTM research partners
NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has reposted its request (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=34469d19af9f5745ea2cb4bf2e0145eb&tab=core&_cview=0) to identify US-based public, private, and academic organizations to collaborate with NASA to conduct Unmanned
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Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems tests FAA UTM platform for BVLOS operations
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), which manages the Nevada UAS Test Sites, and its NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) partners has flown multiple
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Maynooth University receives EUR6 million to fund UTM research
Ireland’s Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD has announced funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) of EUR 1.8
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Japanese companies test “multiple autonomous drones controlled via 4G LTE network” – sUAS News
The news service sUAS News (https://www.suasnews.com/2018/03/nedo-kddi-terra-drone-secom-succeed-worlds-first-wide-area-security-multiple-autonomous-flying-drones-using-4g-lte/?mc_cid=57131e530a&mc_eid=d7818dfe0a) reports that NEDO (The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization), KDDI (a telecommunications operator), Terra Drone (a Japanese
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New York senate bans drones flying 1,000ft from prisons
The New York State Senate has passed a bill to ban civilian drone use within 1,000 feet of a correctional facility—a measure that’s seen as
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First responders “given FAA approval to fly drones at Dallas Fort Worth airport”
Channel 8 News from Dallas, Texas reports that first responders have received special approval from the federal government to operate drones directly over DFW airport.
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Barcelona security forces pioneer urban drone services in Spain
The Mobile World Congress 2018 will be remembered as a very special event for reasons unrelated to the mobile telecommunication and unmanned aviation industries. The
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Consortium agreement paves the way for UTM services in Poland
A consortium agreement has been signed to inaugurate UTM services in Poland. According to UTM development company DroneRadar: “The consortium brings together JSW Innowacje the
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Spain’s ENAIRE launches airspace authorisation website
ENAIRE, Spain’s air navigation service provider, has launched an airspace authorization website – drones.enaire.es. Drone pilots and operators using this site will be able to
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