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Percepto BVLOS Waiver is the first granted under new European drone regulations. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, autonomous inspection leader Percepto has revealed that its drones have been granted Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) approval by the Dutch civil aviation authority (ILT). This is the first …

The European Commission’s Commissioner of Transport, Violeta Bulc, and the Netherlands’ Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen kicked of Amsterdam Drone Week today.  The commercial drone conference runs along side the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) annual high level meetings. Before a global audience, Bulc and van …

At Amsterdam Drone Week, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is holding their high level conference on drones.  In two days of invitation-only sessions, top aviation and industry stakeholders discuss the future of drone regulations and the drone industry in Europe. During a plenary session on the New European Regulatory …

The European Commission (Commission) published it’s latest draft of detailed drone rules last week.   Here’s what’s inside: and why the Drone Manufacturers Alliance Europe (DMAE) is on board. The Commission’s latest draft implementing rules for operational and technical requirements builds on EASA recommendations, and proposes a groundwork that will …

By Supermac1961 (Flickr: German flag flying aganist a blue sky) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons Germany is struggling to catch up with drone regulations in anticipation of the 100,000 drones expected to be given as gifts this Christmas, reports DW.com. The director of Germany’s air traffic control agency (DFS) Klaus-Dieter Scheurle, says that …

wp-image-9638″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353.jpg” alt=”Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353″ width=”323″ height=”178″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353.jpg 640w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353-300×165.jpg 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px”/>News and Commentary. Europe Air Sports (EAS)  and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), Europe’s leading model aircraft communities similar to the AMA, have issued their response to the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) proposed ruling on recreational drones.  EAS and …