On June 20, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the fourth of six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research has been deemed operational. The FAA granted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi a two-year Certificate Waiver or Authorization t…
Read More »On June 10, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the first commercial UAS operation over land. The FAA issued the approval to British Petroleum (BP) and AeroVironment, an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer, to fly AeroVironment’s PUM…
Read More »On June 9, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the third of six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research has been deemed operational. The FAA granted the State of Nevada a two-year Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to use an In…
Read More »On June 4, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice of availability for the legal interpretation issued on April 29, 2014 (“April 2014 Legal Interpretation”),clarifying the qualification requirements for pilots assigned as second in command (SIC) on flight operations …
Read More »On May 5, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the second of the six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research has been deemed operational. The FAA granted a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to the Univer…
Read More »On April 16, 2014, the European Parliament and Council published Regulation No. 421/2014, which clarifies the geographical scope of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The EU ETS, established to reduce the effects of emissions on climate change, requires that aircraft operators wit…
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