Regulations
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) presented its new regulatory approach for safely operating remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). This marks a significant change in the way aviation safety regulations are developed, becoming proportionate to the risks they aim to address. Called ‘Concept of Operations’, this new approach foresees safe
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The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of the Ministry of Communications in Brunei has reminded the public that launching of any unmanned aircraft, commonly known as drone, is a prohibited activity under Section 21 of the Civil Aviation Order 2006. The DCA said it is an offence to use Unmanned
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The main issue with holding an interactive conference in the 21st century is easy access to the latest technology. That in mind, the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas has had to take the precautionary step of banning drones. “SXSW has a strict no drones policy due to the safety risks
Commercial
Drone pilots who fly in the Royal Parks will have to leave their flying gadgets at home under new legislation. Notices put up in all eight of the parks, including Richmond Park and Bushy Park, state the flying of drones and model aircrafts is prohibited, under order by the Secretary
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On 5-6 March 2015, the "Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems: Framing the future of Aviation" conference took place in Riga, Latvia. This event was organised by the Ministry of Transport of Latvia and the Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia, in cooperation with the European Commission, during the Latvian Presidency
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Panoptes UAV is a subsidiary and new arm of Aurora Flight Sciences. The division is working to develop avionics for commercial unmanned aircraft platforms with the ability to act as the "brains under the hood," helping the aircraft to see and avoid obstacles in its path. The manufacturer&
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The EU is being urged to create an online register of drone owners. The recommendation was made by the House of Lords EU Committee, which has been looking into what rules are needed to safeguard the use of unmanned aircraft.It suggests the database would initially include businesses and other
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The European Commission’s future air traffic management initiative has only one-third of the budget required to carry out the full integration of remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) into European airspace, a senior representative has acknowledged. Speaking at a conference in Brussels on 3 March, Denis Koehl, senior advisor for
Reports & Publications
Unmanned Systems Canada has just released its report Canadian Civil UAS 2014. The report, developed with funding from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), provides insight into the growth and potential of the UAS sector in Canada.“It was a pleasure to undertake this work for NRC”, said Stewart
Events
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is hosting its first global RPAS Symposium titled "Remotely piloted or piloted: sharing one aerospace system", which will take place from 23 to 25 March 2015 at ICAO headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The intent of this symposium is to share amongst States
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The European Commission's High Level RPAS Conference will take place in Riga, Latvia on 5 & 6 March 2015. It is being hosted by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), and is being attended by European Commission representatives, EU national Ministers of Transport, Directors
Business
SkyWard and Robotic Skies have announced a partnership that teams the aviation expertise of each company to provide safety, compliance, and maintenance solutions to the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) community.Through SkyWard's digital system of record and Robotic Skies' global maintenance network UAS operators can easily track