The Commercial UAV Expo keynotes in Las Vegas kicked off this morning to a reassuringly full (but appropriately socially distanced) auditorium, and insights from drone industry figures inclu... Read more
As the U.S. prepares for a new president, industry stakeholders wait to see what will change with the new administration. Here, industry leader Lisa Elllman discusses how drone technology c... Read more
Remote ID has been a charged topic in the industry. While some stakeholders feel that the proposed rule must be completely reworked, others have taken the more hopeful view that the rule is... Read more
On Friday, the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) concluded their regulatory review and approved the FAA proposal on Remote ID for drones. The long-awaited rule will... Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Committee held a Counter UAS Issues Roundtable Discussion yesterday – and the issue of regulation for recreational operators was a central t... Read more
The commercial drone industry wants safer skies for unmanned aerial vehicles and they’re taking their case to Capitol Hill. The Commercial Drone Alliance, an independent 501c6 non-profit led... Read more
Yesterday’s release of the FAA Aviation Rule Committee (ARC) UAS Remote ID and Tracking report has generated significant comment from industry stakeholders. Industry thought leader Li... Read more
The FAA’s release yesterday of the UAS Remote ID and Tracking recommendations has been big news in the industry – with stakeholders weighing in on all sides of the issue. The ful... Read more
The Commercial Drone Alliance, a leading industry advocacy group, has published a response to today’s announcement of a UAS Integration Pilot Program. Saying that the program was... Read more
The Women of Commercial Drones are addressing gender disparity in tech – and the drone industry – head-on. In an op-ed by the Women of Commercial Drones organization, published... Read more
The Commercial Drone Alliance has announced that Laura Ponto, the Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Project Wing at X, has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board. Th... Read more
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) submitted the Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 on March 15, creating a significant layer of obstacles for drone integration and drone businesses.... Read more
(Source: fortune.com) When Lisa Ellman was eight years old, she drafted a policy document for her family. She called it her Magna Carta—and it was primarily designed to keep her two annoyi... Read more
Will Trump’s Freeze on Regulations Delay Growth of the Commercial Drone Industry?
This past week the Trump administration issued an executive order that requires the government to eliminate two regulations for every new regulation it passes. The goal, one would assume, is... Read more