The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability has been a major success for the the FAA and the drone industry, representing new technology that dramatically improves the process of airspace authorizations for drone operators. Yesterday, the FAA announced that LAANC has expanded to add 4 new airports in major urban areas - and has added 7 new companies to the list … [Read more...] about FAA Announces LAANC Expansion to Major Airports, Adds New Providers
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Airbus Enters the Commercial UTM Market with New DroneDeploy Partnership
While they're still primarily known as a manned aircraft giant, Airbus has been taking a significant role in unmanned innovation - and now they're ready to offer a commercial product. Airbus UTM has been participating in unmanned traffic management (UTM) for more than 2 years, originally as part of the company's innovation division. They are developing a digital air traffic … [Read more...] about Airbus Enters the Commercial UTM Market with New DroneDeploy Partnership
Good to Go: Reviews are in on the New FAA B4UFLY App
The new FAA B4UFLY App is one of the best examples to date of successful collaboration between industry and government in the drone space. The new app has only been out for a little more than a month - today, app developers Kittyhawk have released some of the stats. B4UFLY is designated as the official FAA drone airspace awareness application - and it's the first mobile app … [Read more...] about Good to Go: Reviews are in on the New FAA B4UFLY App
Altitude Angel Moves Further Into U.S. Market with LAANC Capability
Europe's foremost unmanned traffic management (UTM) solutions firm, Altitude Angel, is making their mark in the U.S. Following the announcement of a major partnership with Pierce Aerospace to collaborate on remote ID for drones, Altitude Angel announces that they will now offer Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) to U.S.-based commercial … [Read more...] about Altitude Angel Moves Further Into U.S. Market with LAANC Capability
FAA Announces LAANC Expansion: Recreational Flyers are Now Included
The FAA has announced that starting today, the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) will include recreational drone flyers. The news is important to recreational flyers. As the FAA implements the repeal of Section 336, which protected recreational flyers from new regulation, recreational flight has been temporarily limited to specific listed sites … [Read more...] about FAA Announces LAANC Expansion: Recreational Flyers are Now Included
