FAA makes history, approves BVLOS deliveries in Dallas

Photo: Zipline The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized commercial UAV flights without visual observers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, marking a significant milestone in U.S. aviation. This authorization has been granted to Zipline International and Wing Aviation, enabling them…
Skydio gets BVLOS approval for UAV operations in Japan

Image: Screenshot of Skydio product video The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has granted Skydio nationwide approval to remotely fly UAVs beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The approval enables streamlined BVLOS operations using Skydio Dock and Remote Ops. Skydio’s…
UAvionix updates C2 solutions for UAS BVLOS operations

In December 2022, uAvionix announced its updated product line for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) command and control (C2). The SkyLine C2 management platform and muLTElink airborne radio systems (ARS) are designed to integrate, which…
Canada approves BVLOS drone flights with Iris

Image: Iris Automation MVT Geo-solutions, in partnership with Iris Automation, has been granted the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) by Transport Canada using only onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) systems. The approval was granted based on the utilization of…
Skyfront drone performs first BVLOS flight under FAA Part 107

Members from the Alaska IPP team gather around the Skyfront Perimeter UAV after a successful BVLOS mission. (PRNewsfoto/Skyfront Corp.) Skyfront’s Perimeter 4 long-range hybrid gas-electric drone this summer successfully performed the first civilian beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight without visual observers under…
FlytBase to launch FlytGCS for BVLOS drone operations

FlytBase Inc., an enterprise drone automation company, has launched of FlytGCS, a cloud-based remote drone operations solution, at AUVSI Xponential 2019. FlytGCS is built for subject matter experts, drone operations managers and UAV operators who wish to automate, simplify and…
Harris and Grand Sky partner on UAS BVLOS super corridor

Photo: IStock.com/valio 84sl, via FAA Grand Sky Business and Aviation Park and Harris Corp. have joined forces to enable the country’s first and largest unmanned aerial system (UAS) airspace to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight operations and…