The followingis an FAA news release. The Federal Aviation Administration announced today new airspace restrictions effective July 11, 2019 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) attempting to fl... Read more
In The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, author Malcolm Gladwell defines the tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point... Read more
The drone industry is divided over the new FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The repeal of Section 336 leaves some in the recreational sector wondering if the hobby will survive: manufacture... Read more
UPDATE: The Senate passed H.R. 302 on October 3. After weeks of negotiations, House and Senate committee leaders have agreed to legislation reauthorizing funding for the Federal Aviation Adm... Read more
The new proposed FAA Reauthorization package has been made public. It’s wordy, complex, and confusing – and the headlines haven’t made understanding what’s inside easier. There are several... Read more
The new proposed FAA Reauthorization package has been made public. It’s wordy, complex, and confusing – and the headlines haven’t made understanding what’s inside easier. There are several... Read more
Drone manufacturing giant DJI has hired David Hansell, a veteran on aviation policy – and the National Security Council – as Public Policy Manager. When DJI VP Mario Rebello spok... Read more
India’s Director General of Civil Aviation has announced the country’s policy for drones, effective December 1, 2018. The new policy defines and classifies drones, puts in place... Read more
The following is a guest post by Dan Burton, CEO and Founder of DroneBase. Today is a momentous day for the drone industry. Since its official implementation in April 2018, the Federal Avia... Read more
FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell kicked off the InterDrone conference in Las Vegas this morning, with the Grand Opening keynote address. Elwell opened up by saying that he understood that... Read more
The following is a guest post by Andrew Elefant, Director of Policy at Kittyhawk.io, an enterprise drone software company in San Francisco, CA. More Clarity on ULC’s Tort Law Relating to Dro... Read more
The FAA reports that there are now over 100,000 licensed commercial drone operators in the U.S. While the numbers come from the U.S., it’s an international trend: across Europe, Afric... Read more
If you have registered a commercial drone in the U.S., the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants your input. Earlier this month, FAA sent out a questionnaire to everyone who has regist... Read more
The rollout of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) beta test is continuing, with the Western South Region – including airports in California and Hawaii... Read more