The UTM Pilot Program has ended it's second phase, with a group of industry players demonstrationg the production ready technologies that will help enable drone integration. "The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management Pilot Program (UPP) completed its second phase with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) at a final demonstration in Virginia this week," says … [Read more...] about UTM Pilot Program Completes Second Phase: the Future of Safe and Scalable Drone Operations [VIDEO]
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Wing’s Drone Delivery Program Extended as Part of the BEYOND Program
Wing's drone delivery trial in Christianburg, VA will continue as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's BEYOND program, the next phase of the now complete UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP.) Google's spin-off Wing has been a leader in pushing forward residential drone delivery of everyday items in the U.S. and overseas. Their initial program in Christianburg, VA … [Read more...] about Wing’s Drone Delivery Program Extended as Part of the BEYOND Program
Proposed Remote ID Rule: Drone Industry Stakeholders Urge FAA to Make Essential Changes
The proposed Remote ID rule was several years in the development - but as the FAA reviews the thousands of comments it received on the rule, industry stakeholders still hope that changes to accommodate non-commercial interests will be made. Today, drone industry stakeholders incuding the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), drone delivery and UTM company Wing, the Aircraft … [Read more...] about Proposed Remote ID Rule: Drone Industry Stakeholders Urge FAA to Make Essential Changes
UTM in the U.K.: Partnership of Major Providers Come Together to Build an Open Framework
UTM in the U.K is moving forward. The project reads like a Who's Who from the unmanned traffic management (UTM) industry: Wing, GE Technology's AiRXOS, ANRA Technologies, Altitude Angel, and Raytheon's Collins Aerospace will work with the U.K.'s Connected Places Catapult (CPC) to develop an open-access UTM framework for drones in the U.K. "The Connected Places Catapult is … [Read more...] about UTM in the U.K.: Partnership of Major Providers Come Together to Build an Open Framework
Drone Delivery of Library Books: Wing’s Newest Application Makes Summer Reading More Fun
COVID-19 has brought consumer drone delivery to the attention of many looking for ways to receive critical supplies without personal contact. The drone delivery of library books might be one of the best applications yet. Google spin-off Wing was the first company in the U.S. to receive authorization to operate a commercial drone delivery service: in October of 2019, the … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery of Library Books: Wing’s Newest Application Makes Summer Reading More Fun
