The FAA has announced nine partner additions to its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative. The collaborative program between the FAA and drone industry stakeholders provides near real-time processing of airspace authorizations for Part 107 drone operators seeking to fly in controlled airspace. The five-month onboarding process started in … [Read more...] about DJI, KittyHawk and More: FAA Announce Nine New LAANC Partners
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DroneBase CEO: LAANC is the Biggest Regulatory Step Yet to Move the Drone Industry Forward
The following is a guest post by Dan Burton, CEO and Founder of DroneBase. Today is a momentous day for the drone industry. Since its official implementation in April 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration’s LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability), has been slowly rolling out to six regions across the United States. Today marks the final rollout of … [Read more...] about DroneBase CEO: LAANC is the Biggest Regulatory Step Yet to Move the Drone Industry Forward
LAANC Rollout Continues: Western South Region Added
The rollout of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) beta test is continuing, with the Western South Region - including airports in California and Hawaii - on June 21. The LAANC program fixes a major problem for drone operators, who have struggled with long delays to receive airspace authorizations. With the LAANC program, operators using some … [Read more...] about LAANC Rollout Continues: Western South Region Added
What’s the Difference Between a Waiver and an Authorization – and Where’s My Waiver? The FAA Webinar
The FAA is making big efforts to communicate with and educate commercial operators. A part of the program, they kicked off a live summer Webinar series on Tuesday offering insight into FAA waiver and authorization processes, starting with "Where's My Waiver?" FAA put together a team of staffers to present and answer questions, from their Flight Standards Division to Air … [Read more...] about What’s the Difference Between a Waiver and an Authorization – and Where’s My Waiver? The FAA Webinar
Kittyhawk.io Raises $5 million: More Evidence Enterprise Adoption is a Good Bet
San Francisco-based Kittyhawk, the enterprise drone solutions company, today announced it raised $5M in funding, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $6.5M. "Kittyhawk raised the capital to further its capabilities as a full stack enterprise drone solution to empower a variety of industries already realizing value from commercial drone operations," says the … [Read more...] about Kittyhawk.io Raises $5 million: More Evidence Enterprise Adoption is a Good Bet
