An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, flying from Trelew, northeastern Patagonia, was struck by a drone during its final landing approach to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
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Flyte adds US section charts to its Drone Deploy app
Flyte (https://www.flyte.ie/) has announced the launch of a new version of its Flyte “Lite” App V2. A year ago DroneDeploy launched the drone industry’s first app
Read moreUS drone registration system likely to make a come-back
The latest iteration of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018 has been agreed in Washington with the likely consequence that drone operators with drones
Read moreSouth Korea “to launch parcel delivery, night-time flights”
The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171109000712) reports that the use of drones will be permitted for night-time broadcasting and parcel deliveries in remote island areas, as part
Read moreUber and NASA link to create flying urban taxi services
Uber is taking part in a joint industry and government push with NASA to develop software to manage “flying taxi” routes, reports Reuters. According to
Read moreDJI launches drone-fleet centralised flight management
DJI has launched its FlightHub web-based application, a centralised drone fleet flight management centre. “As commercial use of drone technology increases each day, businesses need
Read moreNASA adds urban air mobility to its strategic research plan
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) has updated its strategic implementation plan to include research into Urban Air Mobility, or UAM. According to the agency:
Read moreAirMap becomes second LAANC certified supplier
AirMap has joined Skyward as a provider of access to instant airspace authorizations through the FAA’s prototype evaluation of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC)
Read moreUS transport secretary Chao details drone integration programme
On 2 November US Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced further details of the Department’s new Drone Integration Pilot Program. US Department of Transportation
Read moreNASA re-launches UAS-NAS integration industry day call
NASA has re-launched its call to industry (see http://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/nasa-organizes-briefing-day-for-industry-on-airspace-integration/) to participate at its systems integration and operationalization (SIO) demonstration industry day to be held on
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