Wed, Oct 02, 2024
The US House has passed H.R.2864: the Countering CCP Drones Act.
This would add future equipment made by DJI technologies to the FCC’s Covered List on the premise that it poses a risk to U.S. national security. The Countering CCP Drones Act would essentially ban UAS and related tech produced by DJI from operating on U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. This trails several “inaccurate and unsubstantiated” claims against the company regarding sensitive data sharing with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Fiji Airways recently signed an Expression of Interest letter with their intent to purchase Odys Aviation’s hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft. This is part of the carrier’s effort to reduce emissions and increase connectivity for passenger flights. Space Perspective announced the successful completion of a full flight profile of its Spaceship Neptune-Excelsior, the fully operational test vehicle that will take its passengers to space. The flight launched from the Marine Spaceport Voyager off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida on
September 15 and demonstrated the spacecraft’s key technologies. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 09.24.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, September 24th 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
- House Passes Bill Restricting DJI Drone Use
- Fiji Airways Shows Interest in Odys Aviation eVTOLs
- Space Perspective Development Flight 2 Successful
- Musk Threatens Lawsuit Against FAA
- BETA Technologies Gets Gov Contract
- Lockheed Martin Nabs $297M NASA Contract
- Gogo Business Aviation And Airshare Partner On Upgraded Connectivity
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne-NextGen" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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