Commercial

AfBAA launches first phase of groundbreaking research to improve understanding of business aviation in Africa.  

15 June 2026/Kigali, Rwanda – The African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA, has announced the launch of a landmark research project that aims to advance the understanding, perception, and knowledge of...Read More

VIAVI Launches TETRA MS Base Station Simulator Option for CX300 to Simplify and Speed Mission-Critical Radio Testing

Allows full testing of TETRA MS radios, including transmitter parametric measurements, call processing and BER/MER loopback without the need to place radios in T1 test mode  Chandler, Ariz., June 15,...Read More
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Certified Isn’t the Same as Competent: The FAA Is Cracking Down on Drone Pilots Who Don’t Know the Difference

On April 29, 2026, United Airlines Flight 1980 was on final approach to San Diego International Airport at 3,000 feet when the crew reported striking a drone. The FAA and...Read More

The Invisible Legal Wall Blocking Drone Operations Over the High Seas and the Path Through It

One of the most consequential barriers facing drone operators isn’t the BVLOS rule, the FAA’s certification backlog or a lack of airspace coordination. For many operators planning overwater routes, it’s...Read More

Manna Picks Tulsa: Why a Drone Delivery Leader Chose Oklahoma As Its U.S. Homebase

Bobby Healy decided to move the U.S. portion of his manufacturing, his leadership team and his family to a new city. And he picked Tulsa, Oklahoma. The founder and CEO...Read More
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New Jersey Puts Down Roots for a National Aviation Innovation Corridor

By: Dawn Zoldi At the Shore to Soar 2026 (S2S) in Cape May, New Jersey, a panel moderated by NARTP Board Chairman Mark Loeben, a 31-year Air Force veteran (Major...Read More
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When the AI on Your Drone Waiver Application Meets the AI Reviewing It 

By: Charlton Evans, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Certification Something significant has happened inside the FAA’s waiver and exemption review process, and most of the aerospace industry hasn’t fully registered it...Read More
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Disrupt Yourself Across Land, Air and Sea With ANELLO Photonics For GPS-Denied Navigation

By: Dawn Zoldi Navigation can no longer sit at the edge of platform design. According to Dr. Mario Paniccia, CEO and Co-Founder of Santa Clara-based ANELLO Photonics, which builds GPS-denied...Read More
Four executives sign documents at a signing ceremony on a stage with a blue backdrop displaying Creality logos and bilingual project text (Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony).

Orbbec and Creality Launch Pika, Bringing 3D Scanning into the Pocket Era

2 June 2026: Creality unveiled Pika, a next-generation AI-powered portable 3D scanner co-developed with Orbbec, during its 12th Anniversary “AI Ecosystem” product launch event.  Powered by Orbbec’s core underlying technologies, Pika breaks the...Read More
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Speedbird Aero and iFood Launch New Drone Delivery Routein São Paulo

Operation in Alphaville, Greater São Paulo, integrates Speedbird aircraft, autonomous robot, and partner delivery riders in a multimodal model São Paulo, June 1, 2026 – Speedbird Aero, a Brazilian company...Read More