The FAA has expanded its efforts to prevent UAVs from flying too close to airports by signing cooperative research agreements with an additional three suppliers of counter-UAV systems.
A group of regulators, air navigation service providers (ANSP), manufacturers and operators is being formed to draft a global interoperability blueprint for UAV traffic management (UTM).
Argus has completed the acquisition of the Unmanned Safety Institute in Orlando, Florida, a privately-held unmanned aircraft system (UAS) safety training, certification and management business.
April business aviation departures in Europe grew 0.1% year-over-year. Business jet flights rose 2% during the month, while turboprop and piston flights declined 2%-3%, according to the latest data from WingX Advance’s Business Aviation Monitor.
A new advisory committee will be formed to propose actions to the FAA on integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS).
Boeing subsidiary Insitu — best known for its widely used ScanEagle military UAV — has established a commercial business unit offering aircraft, payloads, UAV control and data management software, as well as operators and analysts.
