Emerging regulations

International regulatory bodies acknowledge risk of falling behind in ICAO-led discussion on urban air mobility

ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission (ANC) hosted a discussion with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and standards agency Eurocae on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) on 20 May 2020. The regulatory bodies were looking at how […]

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San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge “hotbed of drone crashes and illegal flights” – new report

As more and more people purchase drones, so growing numbers photograph the famous San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. However, most of these flights are illegal, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. In 2014, the National Park […]

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“Shortcomings in FAA drone ID proposals can be solved by new ASTM I standard “- Wing

Drone delivery company Wing has issued a press statement which outlines its view on how the new ASTM International standard for sharing UTM information (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/news-first/astm-international-publishes-standards-for-remote-id-and-tracking-of-drones/) can help to address some of the “challenges” contained in […]

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NASA issues call for industry to participate in UAM eco system working groups

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) is seeking public, private, and academic organizations to collaborate with NASA in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem working groups, focused on enabling the […]