Building a drone network that matters to people

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Nov 24

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In 2023, DoorDash alone delivered over two billion takeouts to US customers. That is one company. Between DoorDash and Uber Eats, the pair made nearly five billion…

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The path to powered-lift operations: FAA publishes final SFAR rule

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Oct 24

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The FAA has published its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft such as air taxis and cargo delivery.   Passed in less than 18…

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Xplorate granted ‘unprecedented’ 500km-plus BVLOS authorisation

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Aug 24

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Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has authorised Xplorate to operate its remotely piloted aircraft 500km-plus beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the Queensland…

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Vertical Aerospace given more control by UK regulator

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jul 24

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This week Vertical Aerospace was granted more control over conducting tasks related to its type certification programme when the UK regulator expanded the scope of…

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FAA accepts SkyDrive’s type certification application

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jun 24

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SkyDrive has revealed the FAA has accepted its type certification application for its SD-05 eVTOL aircraft.  The application, which was made through the Japan’s Civil…

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Archer makes key appointments for new D.C. office

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Apr 24

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Archer Aviation is boosting its government relations efforts with a selection of appointments and the opening of a Washington D.C. office.  Current Archer executive and…

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UK government publishes Future of Flight action plan

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Mar 24

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A new plan released by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has set out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft to be flying…

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A slice of the FAA layer cake

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Oct 23

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Memorising sections of a religious text, if not all of it, is a way for followers to preserve and protect those teachings. A similar code…

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Reliable Robotics completes FAA congested airspace integration demo

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Aug 23

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Reliable Robotics has been demonstrating successful integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems into congested airspace for the FAA. The series of flight tests and simulations formed…

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DoT audit reports friction within FAA over eVTOL certification pathways

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Jun 23

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Disagreements around the FAA’s move away from powered-lift for certifying fixed-wing style AAM aircraft led to a “decline in morale” among some staff and an…

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