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While the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 holds promise, especially in advancing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (#BVLOS) drone operations, there's a notable gap in addressing counter-drone technology regulations. As drone-related incidents escalate, the need to fortify public safety agencies against malicious drone activities cannot be overstated. Dedrone CEO, Aaditya (AD) D. shared insights the issue via #TheDroneGirl. Dive into the article for a deeper understanding of the implications and opportunities within counter-drone legislation. #CounterDrone #DroneLegislation #FAA2024

The FAA has approved commercial drone flights without visual observers, allowing companies like Zipline and Wing Aviation to conduct last-mile package deliveries using advanced Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. The FAA previously gave Amazon permission to operate drones in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. This development is seen as an important step toward scaling up drone-based last-mile delivery services. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

The FAA has approved commercial drone flights without visual observers, allowing companies like Zipline and Wing Aviation to conduct last-mile package deliveries using advanced Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. The FAA previously gave Amazon permission to operate drones in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. This development is seen as an important step toward scaling up drone-based last-mile delivery services. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

The FAA has approved commercial drone flights without visual observers, allowing companies like Zipline and Wing Aviation to conduct last-mile package deliveries using advanced Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. The FAA previously gave Amazon permission to operate drones in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. This development is seen as an important step toward scaling up drone-based last-mile delivery services. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

The FAA has approved commercial drone flights without visual observers, allowing companies like Zipline and Wing Aviation to conduct last-mile package deliveries using advanced Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. The FAA previously gave Amazon permission to operate drones in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. This development is seen as an important step toward scaling up drone-based last-mile delivery services. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

The Federal Aviation Administration has authorised Zipline and Wing to operate commercial drone flights without visual observers in the same Dallas-area airspace, in a first for US aviation. The authorisations allow the companies to deliver packages while keeping their drones separated using unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) technology. In this system, the operators manage the airspace with FAA safety oversight. Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, CEO and co-founder of Zipline said: “This approval of Zipline’s UTM system lifts up the entire industry. We’ve been able to leverage our expertise and learnings from flying 80m commercial autonomous miles, to make the entire industry safer, scalable and more efficient. Millions of Americans will soon be able to safely get fast, convenient, instant delivery of the products they need when they need them 10x as fast, for half the cost, and with zero emissions.” Read full: https://lnkd.in/eSdtaDFs

In a groundbreaking development for U.S. aviation, the Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Zipline and Wing to operate commercial drone flights without visual observers in the Dallas-area airspace. This marks a significant milestone, allowing the companies to deliver packages while keeping their drones separated using unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) technology, under FAA safety oversight. Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, CEO and co-founder of Zipline, emphasized the broader industry impact: "This approval of Zipline’s UTM system lifts up the entire industry. We’ve been able to leverage our expertise and learnings from flying 80 million commercial autonomous miles to make the entire industry safer, scalable, and more efficient. Millions of Americans will soon be able to safely get fast, convenient, instant delivery of the products they need when they need them 10 times as fast, for half the cost, and with zero emissions." The UTM technology allows operators to share data and planned flight routes with other authorized airspace users, ensuring safe organization and management of drone flights in shared airspace, all below 400 feet and away from crewed aircraft. Initial flights using UTM services are expected to begin in August, with more authorizations anticipated in the Dallas area soon. This advancement coincides with the FAA's efforts to release the Normalizing UAS BVLOS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), aimed at expanding drone operations while maintaining traditional aviation safety standards. The NPRM is set to be released this year, backed by recent Congressional support in the FAA reauthorization. Rinaudo Cliffton added, "This year, 5 billion instant deliveries will be made via on-demand apps in the U.S. alone, not including the billions of packages that FedEx, UPS, and Amazon will also deliver. We at Zipline believe there’s global demand for tens of billions of instant deliveries per year, but there hasn’t been a system in place to do that — until now." For more details on this transformative development, visit our blog. #AvfoilNews #Zipline #Wing #FAA #DroneDelivery #UTM #AviationInnovation #DallasAirspace #InstantDelivery #ZeroEmissions #TechAdvancements #BVLOS #DroneTechnology #FAAApproval #AviationSafety #ZiplineDelivery #WingDelivery #UnmannedAircraft

The FAA has approved commercial drone flights without visual observers, allowing companies like Zipline and Wing Aviation to conduct last-mile package deliveries using advanced Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. The FAA previously gave Amazon permission to operate drones in beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. This development is seen as an important step toward scaling up drone-based last-mile delivery services. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

“Sustainable BVLOS operations are a top priority,” said Vincent, commenting that the agency has now adopted an “operations first” methodology. The Federal Aviation Administration has now issued 7 permissions for BVLOS operations, which Vincent said represent the FAA’s “forward leaning” approach. The hope is that these waivers can be replicated more easily by other companies, allowing more BVLOS operations to take place. Still, Vincent acknowledged that waivers are not the way forward. “We aim to create a regulatory environment where operators can scale operations,” said Vincent, stating that the FAA expects to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on BVLOS flight this year. In order to enable BVLOS flight, the agency is also prioritizing the development of unmanned traffic management systems (UTM.) UTM services will be separate from but complementary to air traffic control, and will help manage flights in ways that are not possible for individual operators. To that end, the FAA has designated an area in North Texas as a key site for UTM development, working with partners to explore and test technologies. Implementation of detect and avoid technologies and other ecosystem tools are also an agency priority. Vincent indicated that the agency is moving ahead rapidly on efforts to scale commercial operations and support the expansion of drone industry. “This is just the beginning,” said Vincent. Read the full DroneLife article here 👉 https://bit.ly/3TzxVS7 #FAA #Regulations #Drones #UAS #DroneRegulations #Part108 #BVLOS #DroneSafety #RPAS #UTM

Have questions about the Federal Aviation Administration's Remote ID Rule now subject to full enforcement? Here’s an FAQ sheet prepared by AUVSI — Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International and the Commercial Drone Alliance that will hopefully answer your questions about what to expect going forward. #dronedetection #cuas #counterdrone #remoteid