Most UAVs can be directly employed for the Open Category of UAS operation that, considering the risks involved, does not require prior authorisation by the
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Category: Urban air mobility
Europe invests EUR350 million in digital European sky projects, promotes U-space uptake
The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking has announced 48 new projects as part of its Digital European Sky research and innovation programme. Representing a total investment
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Ventus Heavy Lifting Service demonstrates unmanned helicopter first public flight
Ventus Group and partner Unmanned Helicopters launched a new Heavy Lifting Service during two demonstration days in Poland. An unmanned helicopter UH-200-Beyond-M took flight, picked
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LVNL, ANWB, Altitude Angel and KPN establish digital corridor for medical delivery in the Netherlands
A collaboration between LVNL (Air Traffic Control the Netherlands), ANWB and KPN aims to establish a ‘digital corridor’ to enable medical drone flights between two
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FAA grants approval to Matternet for single pilot to operate up to 20 drones at test site
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Matternet a waiver that enables the company to carry out operations that simultaneously manage up to 20 aircraft
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SESAR 5G!DRONES white paper summarises future direction of 6G architecture and research
The SESAR research project 5G!DRONES Architecture WG has released the white paper entitled “The 6G Architecture Landscape – European perspective”. The white paper summarizes the
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Spain reports 70% increase in drone operations during 2022 to 140 flights a day
Spanish air navigation service provider ENAIRE reports a 70% increase in the number of drone operations in 2022, with some 10,325 flight requests. The number
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Commercial Drone Alliance welcomes new officers, Ken Stewart remains President
The Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA), an independent non-profit organisation led by key members of the commercial drone industry, announced today the appointment of a new
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FAA approves Drone Defence Services’ Aeroping RemoteID module
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the drone RemoteID module AeroPing developed by Drone Defence Services. AeroPing is a small and lightweight RemoteID transponder,
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EASA updates easy access rule for Air Traffic Management/Air Navigation Services (ATM/ANS)
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the updated Easy Access Rules for ATM/ANS. The document is another step towards the establishment of a
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