BVLOS

VAI Issues Recommendations for Safe BVLOS ops

VAI Issues Recommendations for Safe BVLOS ops

26-Sep-2024Source: VAI

As the FAA creates the regulatory framework that will expand the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the US National Airspace System (NAS), Vertical Aviation International (VAI) has released a statement outlining specific recommendations for UAS operation beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of their remote pilots or observers. VAI urges regulators and... Read more

UAVOS Demonstrates Healthcare Drone Delivery Capability

UAVOS Demonstrates Healthcare Drone Delivery Capability

11-Jun-2024Source: UAVOS

UAVOS is pleased to announce that it has successfully demonstrated multiple applications for health-care related drone delivery services. Deliveries have been conducted using the UVH 170 unmanned helicopter with a 10 kg external payload. The demonstration served as an important starting point to illustrate the feasibility and impact of BVLOS medical drone deliveries. These enhance... Read more

Unifly and Skypuzzler sign MoU to Empower BVLOS Drone Operations

Unifly and Skypuzzler sign MoU to Empower BVLOS Drone Operations

27-Mar-2024Source: Terra Drone

Unifly, a group company of Terra Drone Corporation, and Skypuzzler ApS proudly announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), solidifying their strategic partnership and joint commitment to support the escalating use of drones across industries by empowering drones to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Through innovative collaboration, they aim to transform... Read more

AOPA calls on FAA to establish safe pathway to BVLOS operations

AOPA calls on FAA to establish safe pathway to BVLOS operations

12-Jan-2024Source: AOPA

While the FAA develops regulatory language intended to govern beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), AOPA has been working with industry partners to ensure these new rules allow for safe integration and do not have a negative impact on general aviation. Specifically, AOPA has been adamant that there not... Read more

Drone Delivery Canada approved for BVLOS flights and dangerous goods transportation

Drone Delivery Canada approved for BVLOS flights and dangerous goods transportation

10-Jan-2024Source: Drone Delivery Canada

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (TSXV: FLT) (OTCQX: TAKOF) (Frankfurt: A3DP5Y) or (Frankfurt: ABBA.F) (the “Company” or “DDC”) is proud to announce that it has achieved official approval for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (“BVLOS”) flights in tandem with the transportation of dangerous goods for its DroneCare route, marking a significant milestone in the development of its drone delivery capabilities... Read more

Dedrone launches BVLOS solution for first responder drone ops

Dedrone launches BVLOS solution for first responder drone ops

16-Oct-2023Source: Dedrone

Dedrone, the global leader in airspace security, today announced the launch of DedroneBeyond, its solution to enable drone operations to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for state, local, territorial and tribal (SLTT) law enforcement and emergency services when deploying drone as first responders (DFR). Powered by the same computer-vision-enabled, sensor-fusion AI that currently... Read more

Iridium proposes new airspace model to monitor BVLOS drones

Iridium proposes new airspace model to monitor BVLOS drones

21-Jun-2023Source: Iridium

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced the results of an Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) flight trial highlighting Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) capabilities in the National Airspace System (NAS), with a published a whitepaper titled “Monitored BVLOS: A New Model for UAS Integration in the National Airspace System.” The whitepaper highlights and solves for challenges... Read more

Skydio secures nationwide BVLOS Approval in Japan

Skydio secures nationwide BVLOS Approval in Japan

13-Jun-2023Source: Skydio

Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, announced the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has granted Skydio an unprecedented, nationwide approval to remotely fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Representing one of the most advanced regulatory approvals in the world, the approval enables streamlined BVLOS operations using Skydio... Read more

Valmont Records Longest BVLOS Flight on the Wings of T‑Mobile 5G

Valmont Records Longest BVLOS Flight on the Wings of T‑Mobile 5G

9-Jun-2023Source: T-Mobile

Valmont completed an industry-first, unmanned 77-mile beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operation, enabled by T-Mobile 5G. Why it matters: BVLOS flights are taking off (literally!) thanks to their ability to reach remote or inaccessible areas more efficiently and quickly collect and share data.By leveraging the nation’s largest and fastest 5G network, drones equipped with... Read more

Japan Post makes first urban BVLOS drone delivery

Japan Post makes first urban BVLOS drone delivery

29-Mar-2023Source: The Japan News

Japan Post Co. has successfully tested a drone delivery falling under a Level 4 flight, beyond visual line of sight operation in an inhabited area, in Okutama, Tokyo, marking a first for the nation. The operation is also expected to be used in urban areas, and ensuring safety will be key to its widespread use.... Read more

Spright earns FAA Waiver for BVLOS Drone Operations

Spright earns FAA Waiver for BVLOS Drone Operations

22-Feb-2023Source: Air Methods

Spright announced that it earned a nationwide, non-geospecific Certificate of Waiver (CoW) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations from the FAA. The CoW allows small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to travel up to four nautical miles for critical utility infrastructure surveys. This waiver puts Spright in a unique position to maximize service... Read more

Japan approves BVLOS drone flights in urban areas

Japan approves BVLOS drone flights in urban areas

9-Dec-2022Source: The Japan Times

Japan on Monday lifted its ban on urban drone flights outside visible range over residential areas to allow aerial parcel deliveries and help address the country’s labor shortages amid the graying of the population across the country, particularly in rural areas. See Full Story.... Read more

Aethon Aerial forms collaboration to define BVLOS operations for UAS

Aethon Aerial forms collaboration to define BVLOS operations for UAS

14-Nov-2022Source: Aethon Aerial

Aethon Aerial Solutions Inc (Aethon) and AeroVision Canada Inc (AeroVision Canada) announced a long-term research and development collaboration agreement with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (SAIT) Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS) and ANAVIA, a Swiss Based manufacture of heavy lift UAS vehicles. The combined initiative will be part of SAIT’s... Read more

HAI Statement on FAA BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee Final Report

HAI Statement on FAA BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee Final Report

22-Mar-2022Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI) today reaffirmed its opposition to the recommendations contained in the FAA BVLOS ARC Final Report. The report, submitted to the FAA on March 10 and now posted on the FAA website, proposes several recommendations to the agency that, if implemented, will compromise flight safety for low-altitude National Airspace System (NAS) operators. “We are... Read more

FAA approves 35 miles of BVLOS airspace for drones in New York state

FAA approves 35 miles of BVLOS airspace for drones in New York state

19-Jan-2022Source: NUAIR

NUAIR and the New York UAS Test Site have received authority from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across 35 miles of airspace within New York’s 50-mile Drone Corridor. Current regulations require drone operators to always have a pair... Read more

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