Honeywell, in collaboration with Pipistrel, ENAV, an Italian Air Navigation Service provider, and D-Flight, an Italian-based company providing air traffic management services for drones, marked a significant milestone in advancing the operation of remotely piloted aircraft within European airspace.

The collaboration has resulted in a successful demonstration of ground control station technology using a multicopter drone at Gorizia Airport in Italy.

The key for the success of the emerging advanced air mobility sector is tied closely to the safe operation in both the air traffic management (ATM) environment and the relatively new U-space environment.