University of Alaska Fairbanks Completes Alaska’s First Civilian Large Drone Operation from an International Airport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Alaskas - First - Large - Commercial - Drone - Operation - At - An - International - Airport Last Sunday, the University of Alaska Fairbanks flew an unmanned aircraft … [Read more...] about Launching Alaska’s First Large Drone Operation from an International Airport: University of Alaska
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Droniq CEO Jan-Eric Putze on Creating a UAV and eVTOL Ecosystem
At Amsterdam Drone Week, DRONELIFE had the opportunity for an exclusive interview with Jan-Eric Putze, CEO of German UTM company Droniq. Started in 2016 as Connected Drones, a research project of Deutsche Telecom and DFS, Germany's air navigation service provider, Droniq offers a combination of hardware and software solutions designed to help integrate commercial drones into … [Read more...] about Droniq CEO Jan-Eric Putze on Creating a UAV and eVTOL Ecosystem
New LAANC Providers: FAA Announces Application Period for LAANC Service Suppliers
The FAA has announced that the application period for new LAANC providers will open on May 2, 2022. Applicants must have a "mature product at the time of application," says the announcement. Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) is a major stepping stone in drone integration, taking what was an onerous and time-consuming paper process and automating … [Read more...] about New LAANC Providers: FAA Announces Application Period for LAANC Service Suppliers
This Spring, FAA Tests UTM Systems to Move Forward on Drone Integration
In an announcement earlier this month, the FAA announced that they would be moving forward with drone integration and unmnaned traffic management systems. Beginning this spring, FAA tests UTM systems in the field. UTM systems are a critical piece of the full integration of commercial drones into the airspace. Not one single piece of technology, UTM is a framework that will … [Read more...] about This Spring, FAA Tests UTM Systems to Move Forward on Drone Integration
AstraUTM in Finland: Moving Closer to Urban Air Mobility and Advanced Operations
AstraUTM Deploys UTM in Finland by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Leading UTM solutions provider AstraUTM has announced its second deployment in Finland as a part of the DROLO USP Project for the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. AstraUTM will make use of a USSP instance for the project, with the goal of integrating the system with Fintraffic ANS's CIS … [Read more...] about AstraUTM in Finland: Moving Closer to Urban Air Mobility and Advanced Operations
