AirData UAV has joined the Commercial Drone Alliance to help shape operational standards and policy ahead of the Federal Aviation Administration’s upcoming Part 108 regulations.
The U.S. commercial drone industry is approaching a major regulatory shift with the expected implementation of the landmark Part 108 Beyond Visual Line of Sight rule later this year. This framework is projected to unlock scaled commercial operations across sectors such as package delivery, infrastructure inspection, public safety, and perimeter protection.
However, the shift introduces stringent new operational demands, including mandatory continuous data reporting, risk-categorized operational areas, personnel role definitions, and rigorous pre-, during, and post-flight documentation.
To meet these upcoming mandates, AirData offers an established infrastructure designed to manage fleet-wide risk and compliance. The platform provides automated compliance documentation, flight logging, maintenance tracking, pilot currency metrics, and checklists. With a global track record encompassing more than 61 million flights across 450,000 pilots and 850,000 drones, the company’s data history is built to serve the exact visibility regulators will expect under the new framework.
As a member of the Commercial Drone Alliance, AirData will collaborate alongside an industry-wide coalition of drone operators, manufacturers, and technology providers to advance these regulatory frameworks.
Lisa Ellman, Chief Executive Officer of theCommercial Drone Alliance, commented, “We are at a critical moment for the drone economy. As the industry moves toward broader BVLOS operations and frameworks like Part 108, access to scalable, reliable operational data such as that which AirData provides will help to safely unlock the full potential of the drone economy.”
Eran Steiner, CEO and Founder of AirData UAV, added, “We are excited to join the CDA and work alongside its members, who represent many of the world’s premier drone operators, to help accelerate the growth of the U.S. drone economy. We have long served as the intelligence backbone for drone operations, and we look forward to leveraging our data, insights, and experience to enable scalable, compliant, and mission-critical drone programs, particularly as frameworks like Part 108 unlock the next phase of scaled BVLOS operations in the United States.”
The operational platform is currently available to public safety agencies, enterprise operators, and drone programs of all sizes looking to establish compliance discipline before the federal rules take effect.
