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FAA BVLOS Rule Comments – DRONELIFE

UPS Drone delivers COVID vaccine to Piedmont Plaza News and Commentary.  Federal docket FAA-2023-1256, issued in May, calls for public comments on a proposed rule on four requests for commercial operations beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS), performed at or below 400 feet in altitude. Continue reading below, or listen: If the permission …

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EASA U-Space – DRONELIFE

A DRONELIFE exclusive: a team of experts outlines what EASA’s U-Space means for European drone operations. The following is a guest post  by Richard Hakes, Oliver Beiersdorf, and Julia Norsetter of global law firm Reed Smith’s Transportation Industry Group. DRONELIFE neither accepts nor makes payments for guest posts. EASA’s U-Space: The …

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Wing CEO Testifies Before Congress Drone Regs

News and Commentary.  Today, Wing CEO Adam Woodworth testified before Congress on the need for drone regulations that support commercial operations – and American leadership in the industry. In his testimony, Woodworth laid out 9 points for Congress to consider in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, a vehicle that allows Congress …

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EASA High Level Conference on Drones

The EASA High Level Conference on Drones opened today in Amsterdam.  Over the next several days, regulators and stakeholders from Europe and around the world will discuss what comes next for European drone regulations. Continue reading below, or listen: This year’s theme for the conference is “Back to the Future …

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Airworthiness criteria for Archer Midnight

Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight Published in Federal Register by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation announced that the FAA has published the proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight aircraft in the Federal Register, a major step towards its goal of commercializing urban air mobility within the …

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Airworthiness criteria for Archer Midnight

Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight Published in Federal Register by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation announced that the FAA has published the proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight aircraft in the Federal Register, a major step towards its goal of commercializing urban air mobility within the …

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