Featured – FAA and Regulations

Today kicked off the Energy Drone and Robotics Summit in Houston and the Law-Tech Connect Co-Located Event.  At Law-Tech Connect, a panel of experts provided an insider view on when the drone industry might see a Part 108 rule on BVLOS flight – and what that rule may look like. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Using Iris Automation’s Casia G Pearland PD Expands DFR Program to Include BVLOS Operations by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Using Iris Automation’s Casia G ground-based air surveillance system, Pearland Police Department has secured a certificate of authorization (COA) to operate its drone as first responder (DFR) program beyond …

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 …

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 …

Don’t miss this episode of The Drone Radio Show, with host Randy Goers and Amit Ganjoo, CEO & Founder of ANRA Technologies: Amit Ganjoo provides an overview of Europe’s U-space framework, the impact it will have on BVLOS flights and the potential lessons and applications here in North America. Amit …

If you haven’t visited the FAA.gov website in a while, it’s time for a return visit.   The agency has developed a whole library of FAA drone resources for drone pilots new and old – and it’s easier to find things, too. Continue reading below, or listen: Where to Start …