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Blue Bear and Cranfield to create drone experiment corridor

13 August 2018 | By International Airport Review

Blue Bear and Cranfield University create experimentation corridor for the testing of drones, which will combine academia and industry experts.

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New law putting tighter safety restrictions on drone users comes into force

30 July 2018 | By International Airport Review

New drone laws require users operate them below 400 feet and not within one kilometre of an airport boundary, in bid to improve safety of drones - but is this enough?

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Consultation to discuss safer use of drones across the UK

27 July 2018 | By International Airport Review

Baroness Sugg said the Government is holding this drone consultation to ensure the potential of drones is harnessed by the UK, whilst appropriately addressing the risks

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Major UK research institution sets out goals for tackling rising passenger numbers

17 July 2018 | By International Airport Review

A major aerospace research institution has set out its main goals for dealing with problems arising from the magnitude of passengers expected to use the air transport in the coming decades.

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Safety series: Safe operation of drones in European skies

9 July 2018 | By Dominique Fouda | Head of Communications and Quality | European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

In February 2018, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published the first formal proposal to regulate the safe operations of small civil drones in Europe. As part of International Airport Review's safety series. Dominique Fouda, Head of Communications and Quality at EASA, outlines the proposed new rules.

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Oslo Airport reminds drone users of hazards after incident closes runway

20 June 2018 | By International Airport Review

The airport's operators took the chance to gently remind users of the key rules and regulations governing their hobby after an incident closed its runway.

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Drones will soon be banned from flying within 1km of airports in the UK

30 May 2018 | By International Airport Review

Another amendment to the Air Navigation Order 2016, through which the new rules are being carried, will require the pilots of drones weighing more than 250 grams to register and take a test - or face a £1,000 fine.

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U.S. selects candidates for pilot scheme integrating drones into national airspace

17 May 2018 | By International Airport Review

Over the next two and a half years, the selectees will collect drone data involving night operations, flights over people and beyond the pilot’s line of sight, package delivery, detect-and-avoid technologies and the reliability and security of data links between pilot and aircraft.

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First UK airport drone-surveillance system trialed at London Southend

14 May 2018 | By International Airport Review

The trial set out to tackle one of the biggest emerging threats for airports the world over - the rise in public use of drones.

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Robotic falcon takes to the sky above Southampton Airport

18 April 2018 | By International Airport Review

Robird, as it is called, is designed to strike fear into the hearts of a wide range of potential runway hazards, including 'other' birds of prey.

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Tech advancements and FAA programme allows drones to fly closer to Cincinnati airport

21 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

Technology and a Federal programme has shrunk Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's five-mile drone exclusion zone.

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Airports call for speedy adoption of a European rulebook for drones

29 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

Speaking on behalf of the airport industry, ACI Europe today released its position on the implementation of safety and traffic management rules at an EU level on the use of drones.

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Addressing the needs of everyone

29 November 2017 | By Peter F. Dumont

New entrants into the US National Airspace System (NAS) are about more than unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). In addition to traditional drones, rockets and balloons (such as Google’s Project Loon) are competing for airspace at both low and high altitudes. Integrating these new entrants into the NAS is no easy…

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Planned drone restrictions welcomed by UK airport association

27 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

A drafted bill aimed at clamping down on the reckless use of drones will be published by the UK Government in spring.

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Drone smashes into passenger plane in ‘North American first’

17 October 2017 | By International Airport Review

Passengers on a small domestic flight had a lucky escape after a drone flying illegally close to Quebec's Jean Lesage International Airport struck their plane.

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