Military and commercial drone company Insitu announced that their platforms have flown 1,000,000 hours last week - a major milestone for the 23-year-old company. "...I believe we are just getting started,” said Insitu's president and CEO, Ryan Hartman. The company, now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company, is a provider of end-to-end drone solutions. While the … [Read more...] about Insitu’s Million Hour Milestone: “We’re Just Getting Started.”
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FAA’s Huerta Emphasizes Partnership, Promises “A More Flexible Attitude”
In an address to participants at AirVenture, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta emphasized the need for partnership to drive the aviation industry forward. Saying that his last trip to AirVenture as FAA Administrator was "bittersweet" Huerta added that in his last seven years as the leader of the FAA he had seen extraordinary things - and listed drones as the first of them. … [Read more...] about FAA’s Huerta Emphasizes Partnership, Promises “A More Flexible Attitude”
ICAO Asks for International Standards for Drones
ICAO is asking countries to cooperate on international standards for unmanned air traffic management (UTM.) At the opening of the ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium in Abuja yesterday, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu "stressed the importance of a globally coherent regulatory framework for the management of unmanned air traffic," says ICAO, a … [Read more...] about ICAO Asks for International Standards for Drones
FAA’s Drone ID and Tracking ARC Holds First Meeting
The FAA has announced that the first meeting of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) "advanced key policies of concern to the FAA, industry and law enforcement." The ARC was formed to bring stakeholders together to address the issue of remote drone ID and tracking. Potentially, ID and tracking solutions could assist air traffic control in … [Read more...] about FAA’s Drone ID and Tracking ARC Holds First Meeting
AirMap:”Instantaneous Authorization” Coming Soon
Leading airspace intelligence platform AirMap says that "instantaneous authorization" for drone operation in controlled airspace is coming soon. AirMap has partnered with the FAA on the development of LAANC, the Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, to help commercial pilots streamline the waiver process. Currently in the US, drone operators must get … [Read more...] about AirMap:”Instantaneous Authorization” Coming Soon
