Syracuse–based NUAIR is working with a Virginia firm, using its communications network to improve the infrastructure on the drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome. The wireless network will help with operations when a commercial-delivery drone travels farther than its on-ground pilots can see, known in the industry as BVLOS, or beyond visual line of sight. (Photo credit: NUAIR)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NUAIR and PABLO AIR, a South Korea–based drone service provider, signed a memorandum of understanding to help develop regulatory compliant commercial-drone solutions for U.S. clients.
PABLO AIR will utilize NUAIR’s expertise in advanced commercial-drone operations to align their systems to U.S. business models and practices that are compliant with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
“PABLO AIR has successfully conducted maritime drone flights at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, which integrated both unmanned traffic management (UTM) and air traffic management (ATM) systems, a key component in keeping the airways safe,” NUAIR CEO Ken Stewart said in a news release. “This cross-country collaboration to safely integrate uncrewed aircraft into the national airspace will help unlock the true potential of commercial drone operations.”
This is PABLO AIR’s first local collaboration since last year when it secured exclusive rights with EVA to conduct proof-of-concept drone deliveries in New York.
“We hope to introduce PABLO AIR’s drone ground control system and drone delivery platform in the U.S. as soon as possible for the first time as a Korean company,” PABLO AIR CEO Kim Young-Joon said. The company’s systems provide complete solutions for multiple uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) use-cases including package delivery, linear inspection, and public service. It will initially focus on conducting long-range beyond visual line of sight commercial drone operations in the U.S. market and is collaborating with NUAIR towards the necessary permission to conduct high-value, time-critical cargo delivery within New York’s 50-mile drone corridor, between Rome and Syracuse.
NUAIR continues to align with organizations that share the overall goal of safely integrating uncrewed aircraft into the national airspace. PABLO AIR joins the NUAIR Alliance, which collaborates on projects that advance the UAS and advanced air mobility industries.
NUAIR (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc.) is a Syracuse–based nonprofit that manages operations of the FAA-designated New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome and is responsible for the advancement of New York’s UAS corridor.
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