Sentences with phrase «civil airspace»

While the ultimate goal is to «normalize» UAV operations within civil airspace, the industry technology is not mature enough, and the regulatory structure is not in place, to support routine operations.

The ability to have extremely large civil drones has existed for several years and large drones (equivalent in size to the military «Watchkeeper» drones) have already been flown in civil airspace in the UK.

Transport Canada's web site admits: «While the ultimate goal is to «normalize» UAV operations within civil airspace, the industry technology is not mature enough, and the regulatory structure is not in place, to support routine operations.»

Unmanned aircraft, regardless of their size, can only fly in civil airspace if they are as safe, or safer, than piloted aircraft are now.»

Not exact matches

However, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation reports that flight operations went on smoothly at both the international and domestic wings of the airport Also, staffers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), were at their respective offices and duty posts, as directed by the government.

The staff of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) wishes to bring to the notice of the general public the likelihood of our inability to provide Air Traffic Services in the Accra Flight Information Region (FIR — Accra Airspace) due to unavailability of land for the installation of vital safety equipment for Communication, Surveillance, and other Navigational Aids.

The FAA continually strives to improve operations in the National Airspace System (NAS) and ensure the vitality of the U.S. economy through the transformation of our civil air traffic system with the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).

We are also working with the International Civil Aviation Organization to analyze these new separation standards for oceanic airspace.

FAA air safety; certification of airmen; civil aviation security; air traffic control system; airspace and air traffic management; private launchings of rockets and satellites; air navigation aids.

Such events are likely to include (whether actual or threatened) war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire, epidemic, closure of rail lines, stations, airports or airspace and all similar events outside our or our suppliers» control.

The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 tasked the agency to «develop a comprehensive plan to safely accelerate the integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system.»

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