The FAA has announced that the application period for new LAANC providers will open on May 2, 2022. Applicants must have a “mature product at the time of application,” says the announcement. Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) is a major stepping stone in drone integration, taking what was …
Read More »Largest LAANC UAS Service Supplier Aloft AI
Aloft AI (formerly Kittyhawk) is the largest LAANC provider in the U.S., powering 70% of all LAANC requests. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Aloft AI, formerly known as Kittyhawk, has announced today that during the month of September 2021, the Aloft UTM powered 70% of all monthly LAANC …
Read More »Automated Airspace Approval in Australia
Automated airspace approval has been a game changer for commercial pilots in the U.S., through the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC). The digital transformation of a slow and manual process means that drone pilots can get the authorization required within minutes rather than, in some cases, weeks. Now, …
Read More »LAANC Use Accelerates: Kittyhawk Reports All-Time Record Lev…
Despite the current COVID crisis, there has been a lot of good news from the drone industry lately – and one is that LAANC use is accelerating. This piece of positive data comes from drone operations platform Kittyhawk, developers of the FAA’s first mobile app, B4UFly. In a blog post, …
Read More »Airspace Link: A New Player in UTM Solutions Raises $4 Milli…
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions are a fast growing sector in the drone industry right now – as evidenced by new funding for Airspace Link. An announcement on TechCrunch says that the Detroit-based startup has just won an additional $4 million on top of initial seed funding to bring their …
Read More »DroneUp Named USS, LAANC Provider
DroneUp has been making the news frequently recently, racking up government and enterprise clients. DroneUp provides drone pilot services across the country: pilots are trained to a single high standard and use a sophisticated operating platform to ensure quality deliverables. Now, DroneUp has been named an Unmanned Aircraft System Service …
Read More »FAA Announces LAANC Expansion to Major Airports, Adds New Pr…
The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability has been a major success for the the FAA and the drone industry, representing new technology that dramatically improves the process of airspace authorizations for drone operators. Yesterday, the FAA announced that LAANC has expanded to add 4 new airports in major urban …
Read More »FAA Announces Expansion of the LAANC Program – More Access t…
The FAA has announced the expansion of the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) program to more than 100 new control towers and airports. The announcement comes on the heels of the implementation of new rules for recreational fliers, which will prohibit flight in restricted airspace around airports except …
Read More »Altitude Angel Announces Austria Expansion Plans
UK aviation company and UTM provider Altitude Angel is expanding operations and opening an office in Vienna, Austria. The move appears to be a step to mitigate any issues caused by the UK’s planned departure from the European Union. As the terms of that departure are still unclear, many companies seeking to …
Read More »Kittyhawk’s Dynamic Airspace Announcement – and What it Mea…
Kittyhawk has just announced a new solution – and while the company has been innovating pretty constantly to improve functionality over the last few years, their latest product looks like a game changer. With Dynamicc Airspace™, Kittyhawk is taking “situational awareness” to a new level, allowing customers to monitor and …
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