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Planning a drone flight near a railway, motorway, or other sensitive infrastructure in the UK can involve more paperwork than flying itself. Pilots often have to track down the right contact, send emails to the relevant authorities, and wait for a response before taking off. Dronecloud wants to make that process considerably easier. The UK-based drone management platform has ...

Getting a burrito delivered to your doorstep is nothing unusual. Getting one delivered to you on the 18th hole of a golf course? That’s a different story.

ACSL is teaming up with the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) to give North American drone operators a dedicated training and certification program for its SOTEN platform. The partnership aims to help pilots get more comfortable with the aircraft, its payloads, accessories, and flight software as the Japanese manufacturer’s drone gains traction in the region.

Amazon has secured a major regulatory milestone for its drone delivery ambitions, becoming the first operator in the world to receive a SAIL 4 Operating Authorization and Flightworthiness Validation from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

The United Kingdom is taking another step toward making routine drone operations possible, with a new demonstration showing how multiple operators can safely share the same airspace, even when they use different traffic management systems.