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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Category: UAS traffic management news
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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SESAR drone integration roadmap predicts ANSPs will need to invest EUR 0.7 billion in UTM
European U-space providers will need to find EUR 2 billion in investment between now and 2035, air navigation services providers (ANSPs) EUR 0.7 billion and
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New FAA forecasts suggests 400% increase in drone numbers to 2022
The US Federal Aviation Administration (https://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation/aerospace_forecasts/media/Unmanned_Aircraft_Systems.pdf) is predicting drone numbers to increase by 400% to 2022 – but slowing down beyond then. Professional drone numbers
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Swedish, US researchers model urban airspace capacity limits for drone operators
Understanding how multiple drone operations impact urban airspace capacity levels is a key objective of research from Swedish Air Navigation Service provider LFV, the Department
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FAA UAS Symposium round-up – a step closer to understanding UTM priorities in the USA
“We’re on track to announce the selection of the first 10 participants of the drone integration pilot programme in May 2018,” according to US Secretary
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New UTM company plans for Blockchain/AI-based UTM system by December 2018
United Arab Emirates (USA) -based UTM company DEEP AERO (https://www.deepaero.com/) is planning to have its Blockchain-based, UTM system platform powered by artificial intelligence operational by
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