Volatus gets special Transport Canada BVLOS drone certification

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Volatus bvlos certificate

Drone services, hardware, and training company Volatus Aerospace has been granted a special certificate by regulator Transport Canada to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) missions without a flight observer.

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Drone Delivery Canada approved to transport dangerous goods

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Drone DeliveryCanadaTransport Canada

Canadian aviation authorities have issued a Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) certificate to drone logistics firm Drone Delivery Canada. The Toronto-based company says it is the only drone service provider in Canada approved to deliver dangerous goods using drones.

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Iris Automation’s collision avoidance system picked for Transport Canada trials

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Iris Automation says its onboard Casia collision avoidance product for commercial drones has been selected for testing in Transport Canada’s Detect and Avoid trials next year.

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Canada: Police drone hits plane approaching runway; ‘major damage’ reported

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Canadadrone lawsTransport Canada

An aircraft attempting to land at Buttonville, an airport with proximity to Toronto’s suburbs, sustained “major damage” after being hit by a York Regional Police (YRP) drone earlier this month. Strangely enough, the country’s air navigation service provider, NAV Canada, was not even informed of the police drone operation.

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AirMarket, Telus demonstrate UTM, computer vision solution

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Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM)Transport Canada

Canadian Unmanned Traffic Management and fleet management company AirMarket, in partnership with mobility and IT Company Telus, have carried out a successful live demonstration of a system designed to safely operate multiple drones for surveillance, infrastructure monitoring, and more.

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CanaDAC: Canadian drone advisory committee announced

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Transport Canada

Transport Canada (TC) has announced the formation of CanaDAC – where those last three letters stand for Drone Advisory Committee. The committee will serve “as a national forum for industry stakeholders to inform priority policy and regulatory areas of focus for TC.” Let’s see what it’s about.

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