Bipartisan lawmakers urge aviation bill negotiators to adopt stronger aircraft visibility measures and preserve broader safety reforms The leaders of the House Aviation Safety Caucus are urging Congress to strengthen aircraft visibility requirements as lawmakers negotiate final aviation safety legislation. On June 1, Representatives Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and Don Beyer (D-VA) … [Read more...] about Congress Pushes for Expanded ADS-B Requirements Following Deadly D.C. Midair Collision
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If Pilots Stop Trusting Safety Broadcasts, What Happens to Universal Conspicuity?
AOPA’s opposition to ADS-B billing highlights a growing issue for both crewed and uncrewed aviation News and Commentary. A new statement from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association may have implications far beyond general aviation airport fees. This week, AOPA publicly supported comments from FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford opposing the use of ADS-B data for billing and … [Read more...] about If Pilots Stop Trusting Safety Broadcasts, What Happens to Universal Conspicuity?
Why the ADS-B Fee Debate Matters for the Future of Drones and Shared Airspace
As lawmakers move to limit the use of ADS-B data for fee collection, the debate highlights broader issues around surveillance data, safety technology, and the future integration of drones into shared airspace. News and Commentary. Support is growing across the United States for legislation that would prohibit the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data … [Read more...] about Why the ADS-B Fee Debate Matters for the Future of Drones and Shared Airspace
House Blocks ROTOR Act; Focus Shifts to ALERT Act and ADS-B Policy
AOPA urges action on collision avoidance and pilot privacy as Congress debates next steps The U.S. House of Representatives has failed to pass the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act, known as the ROTOR Act, following months of debate after last year’s fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C. The accident, which claimed 67 lives over the Potomac … [Read more...] about House Blocks ROTOR Act; Focus Shifts to ALERT Act and ADS-B Policy
MatrixSpace Expands AI Software Platform to Enable Multi-Sensor, Real-Time Counter-Drone Detection
Updated edge-to-cloud architecture supports early warning, threat assessment, and unified airspace awareness MatrixSpace has announced a major update to its MatrixSpace AI Software Platform, expanding its ability to support multi-sensor, multi-drone detection in real time for counter-UAS operations. The update builds on the company’s portable AI-sensing radar technology and … [Read more...] about MatrixSpace Expands AI Software Platform to Enable Multi-Sensor, Real-Time Counter-Drone Detection
