New Appointment to Support Advocacy and Policy for Commercial Drone Industry The Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA), a non-profit organization focused on advancing the commercial uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) industry, has announced Liz Forro as its new Policy Director. Forro brings years of experience in aviation policy and regulation to her new role, where she will … [Read more...] about Liz Forro Joins the Commercial Drone Alliance as Policy Director
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New Coalition Advocates for Continued Use of Essential Agricultural Spray Drones
Agricultural Spray Distributors Form Grassroots Group to Oppose Proposed Chinese Drone Ban In response to legislative efforts aimed at banning drones manufactured by Chinese companies, a coalition of agricultural spray drone distributors has formed a grassroots industry group. This coalition, comprising Agri Spray Drones, Bestway Ag, Drone Nerds, HSE-UAV, Pegasus Robotics, and … [Read more...] about New Coalition Advocates for Continued Use of Essential Agricultural Spray Drones
Drone Industry Advocacy: AUVSI Expands Department
As regulations and technology shift, the need for drone industry advocacy has never been greater. AUVSI is expanding their department to meet that need. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the leading non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics, … [Read more...] about Drone Industry Advocacy: AUVSI Expands Department
The Alliance for Drone Innovation
Manufacturing giant DJI has announced the launch of the Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI), an effort to broaden the support for the goals of the former Drone Manufacturers Alliance originally formed 2 years ago by 3DR, GoPro, DJI and Parrot. The new organization will address the same issues - but the coalition has now expanded to include suppliers and software developers … [Read more...] about The Alliance for Drone Innovation
The Argument Over Section 336: AMA Responds for Calls to Repeal
The AMA has issued a strong response to yesterday's call from the Commercial Drone Alliance for repeal of Section 336, the law which protects model aircraft from FAA regulation. Section 336 is the law that was cited for repeal of mandatory drone registration; a Federal Appeals Court agreed with plaintiff John Taylor that the FAA could not require recreational drones to … [Read more...] about The Argument Over Section 336: AMA Responds for Calls to Repeal
