News - Platform Unmanned Cargo Aircraft

26/11/202126/11/2021

Large Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Airline Operation Requirements and National Airspace Integration

The FAA has decades of experience regulating the safety of manned aircraft but less than a decade regulating the safety aspects of unmanned aircraft in the NAS. This has caused the FAA to take a cautious approach to integrating unmanned aircraft into the NAS by integrating small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAV) before large unmanned aircraft.

23/11/202123/11/2021

Wings For Aid is member of Platform UCA

WINGS FOR THOSE IN NEED.

Wings For Aid, a community powered by experts, has developed a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System that delivers humanitarian goods to people isolated by natural disasters and man-made crises — safely and with pinpoint accuracy.

06/11/202109/11/2021

Drone Delivery Canada expands test and commercialization activities

The so-called Commercialization Centre is on approximately 100 acres west of the Company’s main office and will be operational in November. DDC will maintain a permanent facility there with dedicated staff and will scale with Company growth.

The Condor is currently the Company’s largest drone with an expected range of 200km (124mi) and a payload capacity of 180kg (396lb) and is fully integrated with the Company’s patented and award-winning FLYTE software system.

04/11/202108/11/2021

PUCA officially appointed as a member of the Informal Drone Experts Group (IDEG) by the European Commission

On 06 October 2021, Mr Henrik HOLOLEI, Director-General for Mobility and Transport, has officially appointed the Platform Unmanned Cargo Aircraft (PUCA) as a full member of the Informal Drone Experts Group (IDEG), having considered the relevance of PUCA’s objectives and its demonstrated level of expertise. This appointment is not limited in time.

25/10/202125/10/2021

Airport Regions Council is member of Platform UCA

Airport Regions Council is the association of regional and local authorities with an airport situated within or near their territories. ARC represents the interests of its members and brings together a wide range of expertise at the interface of airports and air transport with local and regional policies. A common concern is to maximise the benefits generated by airports and to minimise their environmental impact.

21/10/202121/10/2021

Malta will be the European base of operations for DRONAMICS

DRONAMICS today unveiled the first base of operations in Europe for its unmanned drone logistics service. After a detailed selection process with multiple national civil aviation authorities and leading customers in Europe, the DRONAMICS team has selected Malta as its first European operation base to provide same-day delivery service with the Black Swan drone in 2022.

20/10/202121/10/2021

DHL Express & Pen Aviation seal a strategic partnership to participate in cargo drone delivery

They have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to commercialize time-critical goods deliveries with unmanned aerial vehicles, leveraging PEN UAS-based solutions. This initiative is in partnership with Raya Airways as the cargo drone operator.

DHL will participate in a Proof of Commercialization (POC) by the end of 2021 to demonstrate the commercial viability of time-critical cargo drone delivery for port logistics missions, focusing on the maritime industry.

19/10/202119/10/2021

ENTRANCE – European Matchmaking Platform for Innovative Transport and Mobility Tools and Services

Are your innovations or investments contributing to the uptake of Europe’s innovative transport and mobility solutions? Or are you a buyer searching for innovative solutions for sustainable transport and mobility?

11/10/202111/10/2021

The future of aviation / aerospace communication according to Airbus (video)

SpaceDataHighway enables users to transfer data (including imagery, video and voice) from their LEO satellites and airborne platforms by means of laser communications via the EDRS-A and EDRS-C geostationary satellites to receiving ground stations in Europe.

30/09/202130/09/2021

Ireland and Skyports flying ahead of the EU with leading-edge regulatory certification

Skyports receives first-in-EU Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) to allow for BVLOS from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), enabling self-authorisation of UAS drone flights.

Skyports, the world-leading operator of cargo drone deliveries and advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure, has obtained a Light UAS Operator Certificate from the Irish Aviation Authority, permitting the self-authorisation of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights. This is the first such certificate issued by an EU regulator.