Drone Traffic Management
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) says it will develop a common global framework for managing drone flights in low altitude airspace.
ICAO requested comments in mid-May on the unmanned aircraft systems traffic management program (UTM), which will include provisions for registration and identification of drones, also known by a number of other terms, including unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and remotely piloted aviation systems (RPAS). The UTM initiative is part of a program assigned to ICAO by its 191 member states.
Leslie Cary, ICAO’s RPAS program manager, said ICAO is requesting feedback on the priorities that must be addressed to develop safe and efficient UTM systems.
The requested information “will allow further developments to focus on better-defined…
