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The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced it will issue regulations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within a few days to ensure aviation safety and smooth air traffic. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General, GCAA, said the regulatory body formed a special national committee in 2013 to conduct a comprehensive
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An Australian man has been fined for breaking aviation regulations whilst flying his drone, after authorities discovered his flight footage posted on YouTube. Australian regulations, set by the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, stipulate that recreational drone users may operate their Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (as CASA labels them)
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The Swiss Federation of Civil Drones (SFCD), which has 70 corporate members, has joined UVS International. Consequently, Dominik Jenzer, the SFCD President, now has a seat on the non-executive committee of the UVS International Board of Directors, and represents the SFCD on the European & International RPAS Coordination Councils. UVS
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Air traffic services company, NATS has signed a safety partnership agreement with ARPAS UK, a trade association that represents the operators and stakeholders within the community of small Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). The agreement will see NATS and ARPAS UK working together to promote the safe use of small
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The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee conducted a hearing on Wednesday on the current state of research and development in the drone industry. The goal was to discuss with industry advocates how best to safely integrate this new class of flying craft into our national airspace. For the most
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As federal regulators consider opening new radio frequencies to wireless services, Google is already eyeing the frequencies to deliver Internet access from the sky via drones and balloons. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission Friday, Google said new bands could “be useful for offering broadband access via airborne
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An Austrian tourist got nabbed recently at the Amboseli National Park, when he was flying a UAV, ostensibly to take pictures from an elevated location to include in his holiday picture and video album. Little did he know, however, that the use of such contraptions is prohibited in Kenya and
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U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) have introduced The Unmanned Aircraft System Improvement Act of 2015, legislation that would provide critical reform to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) mismanaged Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) programme.The bill addresses concerns raised
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South Africa is set to have its new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) regulations approved in April as the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) moves forward with efforts to regulate UAVs flying in South African airspace. Draft regulations were published as a white paper in December and open to public comment
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The weekend before Warner Bros. studios planned to make television history, the weather was not cooperating. In normally sunny California, there had been days of rain. Luckily, mother nature played ball. On December 15, 2014 the production team of "The Mentalist" was able to fly a drone on
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DSLRPros, Inc., responding to a recent safety campaign by industry officials and the FAA to advise drone operators how to fly their unmanned aircraft safely, announces the release of “Drone Academy X”, the first professional video series on drone education and safety. Drone Academy X releases on DSLRPros’ new digital
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CNN will explore the use of drones for reporting, after receiving special permission from the U.S. government. In the first programme of its kind, the FAA will allow CNN to test camera-equipped drones for news gathering and reporting purposes.CNN has partnered with the Georgia Tech Research Institute to