Drone-management firm Kittyhawk is hoping to live up to its aviation pioneering namesake with the launch of a new UAV air-traffic app. Partnering with Airmap, an airspace information service provider, San Francisco-based Kittyhawk has developed an iOS app that will allow users to receive live air-traffic alerts without exiting the app. Built on the Airmap platform, … [Read more...] about Drone App Takes Flight at Kittyhawk
Air Traffic Control
FAA Reauthorization: Privatization of Air Traffic Control Still a Live Issue
The FAA may have to wait - again - for a solid Reauthorization package, as the House of Representatives won't let go of the AIRR Act (see video below) and privatization of Air Traffic Control. When the Senate passed a more neutral version of the FAA Reauthorization package - deliberately excluding the issue of privatization for the sake of expediency - they had hoped that … [Read more...] about FAA Reauthorization: Privatization of Air Traffic Control Still a Live Issue
Amazon Promotes Their Plan for Drone Integration
Amazon Prime Air's Gur Kimchi addressed a packed house at AUVSI's Xponential Conference in New Orleans today, as they promoted their concept for drone integration into the NAS. “Airspace is a shared resource – this is really important. Once you take off and fly, you are sharing the air,” says Kimchi. “What’s important is to have a model that is heterogeneous… that enables … [Read more...] about Amazon Promotes Their Plan for Drone Integration
Shuster Goes Public to Defend AIRR Act
While the House vote on the 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act appears to be on hold for the moment, Bill Shuster, Chairperson of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and sponsor of the AIRR Act, has gone public to defend his position. Shuster wrote two pointed editorial letters last week, one to the New York Times arguing against an article titled "Don't … [Read more...] about Shuster Goes Public to Defend AIRR Act
Drone Danger to Aircraft Debatable
While reports of "near misses" and "sitings" near airports have become common in recent months, the actual level of drone danger to aircraft is debatable, the New York Times reports. The impact of drones to aircraft safety is important for the burgeoning industry, as the FAA and state and local governments use the hype around near misses to enact strict drone regulations, in … [Read more...] about Drone Danger to Aircraft Debatable
