The Civil Aviation Authority of Australia (CASA) has announced new more stringent operating rules for non-commercial drone operators. According to CASA: “Today we announced new stronger
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Alphabet Project Wing delivers food and pharmaceuticals in Australia
Alphabet’s Project Wing is trialling merchant deliveries in Australia. The test market is Queanbeyan, South Eastern Australia, where two merchants have signed up for delivery-by-drone services: Guzman
Read moreFAA selects Thales to help simplify drone access to NAS
The Federal Aviation Administration has selected a small group of companies, including Thales, to support their effort to simplify the process for small UAS operators
Read moreFAA grants CNN permission to fly drones over people
News broadcaster CNN has received a first-of-its-kind Part 107 waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over
Read moreSkyward approved by FAA to give drone operators access to low altitude airspace
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Skyward to give commercial drone operators instant access to controlled airspace with its new Low Altitude Authorization and Notification
Read moreRegulators start assessment of urban air taxi operations
Regulating air taxi services will provide safety regulators with a number of serious challenges, according to Mike Gadd, Business and Technical Lead Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Read moreFAA approves Daedalus commercial drone services in Boston
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Daedalus Drone Services with unprecedented approval to fly in and around Boston. With the waiver, Daedalus Drone Services
Read moreUS Army “develops power line detection system for drones”
US Army scientists and engineers have developed a sensor and software system for detecting energized power lines in the vicinity of an aerial craft, reports
Read moreDrone and airliner collide in Quebec, no casualties
A drone has collided with an airliner in Quebec. No-one was hurt in the incident and the aircraft was only slightly damaged. According to Marc
Read moreSafe-fly zone app launched for Denmark’s drone operators
Naviair and the Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority have launched the “Droneluftrum” “safe-fly” app for drone pilots. The website for the new app is www.droneluftrum.dk
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