SkyPuzzler Develops Digital Air Traffic Control for Drones as FAA Advances UTM Rules
Why It MattersDrone growth is pushing airspace management from a crewed-aircraft system built in 1935 toward digital traffic management, a shift that will eventually shape how business aviation shares low-altitude airspace.
The air traffic control system, considered by many to have begun in 1935 when a group of U.S. airlines joined forces to establish the first standardized system, is now facing pressure from the growing number of small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Drones are already performing work ranging from food delivery to crop spraying to policing.
SkyPuzzler is developing digital air traffic control technology intended to help regulators safely manage the growing drone population. Regulators including the FAA are developing Uncrewed Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) frameworks.
