At first glance, Canada’s proposed new drone regulations seem like a big step forward for the drone industry. With clear risk-based categories and remote pilot licensing system, the r... Read more
News and Commentary. Forums lit up last week with criticism and complaints after leading airspace intelligence provider AirMap released a letter to a lawmaker in support of the Drone Innovat... Read more
Canada’s proposed commercial drone regulations may provide a significant boost to the Canadian drone industry. Transport Canada has outlined new drone regulations that would ease the n... Read more
Ian Melamed of ProWings Training is one of those drone industry veterans who seems to know something about almost every drone mission happening on his continent. As South Africa’s fir... Read more
Drone security is a critical topic in the commercial drone industry. As FAA Reauthorization packages come up for discussion in Congress this month, the Commercial Drone Alliance has publish... Read more
The FAA has frequently promised that regulations on drone flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) will be prioritized. Other countries – like France – have allowed BVLOS flig... Read more
Industry group AUVSI is calling on members to attend their annual “Hill Day” to voice their support for unmanned systems. This year’s event will be held on September 12, an... Read more
Transport Canada has released a draft of new drone laws, which the world’s leading drone manufacturer DJI says could significantly limit the industry. “While DJI is pleased some... Read more
Leading airspace intelligence platform AirMap says that “instantaneous authorization” for drone operation in controlled airspace is coming soon. AirMap has partnered with the FAA... Read more
The FAA’s “UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee,” [UAS-ID ARC] or the “ID and Tracking ARC”, has been a hot topic on drone regulation f... Read more
A recent article published on Recode.net speculated that the privatization of air traffic control, as announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week, could actually speed up drone int... Read more
AUVSI President and CEO Brian Wynne and Shyam Chidamber, drone delivery company Flirtey‘s “Senior Advisor and Chief Evangelist,” testified before the House Committee on Ene... Read more
The drone industry isn’t limited by technology. The technology exists to use drones to carry people, things, and tools: the variety of payloads and hardware available is stunning. B... Read more
The FAA has followed through on its promise to ease the commercial drone authorization process, publishing more than 200 facility maps this week. “This marks a key first step as the FA... Read more