On 15 October 2018, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) opened a public consultation on proposed airworthiness standards for the certification of small electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The EASA...more
10/29/2018
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Aviation Industry ,
Certification Requirements ,
Electric Vehicles ,
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In a major development for the commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drone) industry, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, announced the first round of participants in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...more
5/10/2018
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Aviation Industry ,
Commercial Use ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Tribal Governments ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This week, the White House announced a new pilot program to further integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) into the National Airspace System (NAS) and to enable development of new UAS technologies for use in a...more
10/27/2017
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Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State and Local Government ,
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Tribal Governments ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Following serious incidents of civilian drones entering the airspace of Chinese airports and causing flight delays last April, China’s civil aviation authority has issued the Real-name Registration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft...more