Aviation

Aviation

Mark Aitken | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and drones really highlight is the convergence of traditional aviation and aerospace with the high-tech sector. Our focus in Washington, D.C., is on conveying to federal stakeholders and partners the importance of keeping up with the pace of technological...

Aviation

Gregory Walden | McGuireWoods LLP

In 2017, the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a data exchange partnership called Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) that will provide a drone operator a nearly immediate decision on whether an operation in controlled airspace will be approved. LAANC is the...

Aviation | Transportation

Stephen L. Tupper | Dykema Gossett PLLC

Those who fly unmanned aerial systems (“UAS,” more commonly called “drones”) might soon have regulations that clarify how, when and why they can operate. The Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”) recently published a notice of proposed rule making (an...