One of the world's biggest air mobility events opened today in Amsterdam, as Amsterdam Drone Week kicked off. The event is uniquely global in nature, bringing stakeholders from around the world together to discuss regulations, operations, public opinion and integration. This morning, keynote addresses brought aviation leadership from Europe and the US together to … [Read more...] about FAA, ICAO Tout Progress on Air Mobility: From the Floor of Amsterdam Drone Week
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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
UTM: The Search for a Global Solution
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, announced a Request for Information (RFI) on UTM: traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The announcement was made to attendees at the AUVSI Xponential 2017 conference. The agency is "soliciting proposals for a global framework for UTM ahead of its … [Read more...] about UTM: The Search for a Global Solution
