Pete Buttigieg is taking over Transportation, and that has big implications for the UAV sector.
February 4, 2021 12:00 GMT (04:00 PST) | Topic: Robotics
Following now-Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg s confirmation this week, the enterprise drone sector is abuzz over what the next four years may bring in terms of drone regulation. The FAA has taken a methodical and decidedly cautious approach to enterprise drone restrictions, but over the last few months, and on the heels of substantial testing and stakeholder outreach, the agency has begun to put in place a regulatory framework to guide more robust adoption of unmanned commercial drones over populated areas.
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Peter Theuri |
February 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Avianor, a Canadian cabin integrator specialist have finalised the repurposing of the national carrier’s aircraft cabins (Boeing 787) for cargo transportation.
The repurposed cabins have been certified to carry up to 16 tonnes of cargo.
This potentially enables the aircraft to reach its maximum payload while in cargo operation of 46 tonnes.
The repurposing started in December 2020 and was completed last month in response to the growing demand and need for increased cargo capacity.
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KQ chief executive Allan Kilavuka said the partnership is a show of resilience between the two industry players.
29 January 2021, 6:42 pm EST By
SpaceX and Elon Musk were supposed to hold the test flight for the SN9 Starship on Thursday afternoon, and a rescheduled Friday morning, in which the company had already evacuated the area, but are not permitted. The FAA has yet again delayed SpaceX from continuing the launch, without any explanations and only saying that they have been in talks with the company.
(Photo : Elon Musk via Twitter @elonmusk)
The popular aerospace manufacturer and space technologies company, SpaceX, is met with another delay for their next-generation spacecraft that are meant for the journey to Mars in the coming years. The stainless steel Starship lineup has the SN9 scheduled for launch testing earlier this week after its static fire test earlier this month, it has not followed through.
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Originally published on January 27, 2021 10:16 am
Europe s aviation authority has given an all-clear for Boeing s beleaguered 737 Max plane, with modifications, to return to service. This effectively lifts the nearly two-year ban on the aircraft in the European Union following a pair of plane crashes that killed 346 people.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said a modified version of the 737 Max will be allowed fly once again, after several upgrades to its software, electrical system, operational manuals and training of flight crews.
EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky called it a significant milestone. Following extensive analysis by EASA, we have determined that the 737 MAX can safely return to service, Ky said in a statement.
A Boeing 737 Max airliner is shown at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Wash., in November. European aviation regulators gave the all-clear airliner to return to service following a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019. Credit: AFP via Getty Images
Boeing s 737 Max Cleared To Return To European Skies, Regulator Says By
at 7:00 am NPR
Europe s aviation authority has given an all-clear for Boeing s beleaguered 737 Max plane, with modifications, to return to service. This effectively lifts the nearly two-year ban on the aircraft in the EU following a pair of plane crashes that killed 346 people.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said a modified version of the 737 Max will be allowed fly once again, after several upgrades to its software, electrical system, operational manuals and training of flight crews.