Tanzania’s Ministry of Transport and the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) held a two-day stakeholder consultation in Dar es Salaam earlier this month, to gather
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Category: Emerging regulations
Qatar Civil Aviation Authority now has authority to design drone flight routes
The government of Qatar has issued Law No. (10) of 2026 on the Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft, giving the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority the power
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EASA/EC “U-space light” proposal hangs in the balance
The fate of the European Commission’s/European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) “U-Space Light” proposal hangs in the balance. At a consultation meeting held online on
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EUROCAE opens consultations on DAA and software development
EUROCAE has prepared and published a draft document on the minimum operational performance specification for detect and avoid (DAA). The objective of document ED-329 is
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UK’s Ofcom regulator floats new drone radar licence and proposes opening more airwaves
Ofcom, the independent regulatory and competition authority for UK communications industries, is proposing a new licence to enable earlier identification of drone threats. The regulator
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US “Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems BVLOS Operations” rule moves a step closer to implementation
The US Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), part of the Executive Office of the President, is now reviewing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)
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UK CAA publishes new AMC and GM for implementing the UK SORA framework
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) earlier this month published ORS9 Decision 60, adopting new and updated Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material
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EASA issues its proposals to introduce a “U-space light” category of drone traffic management systems
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment 2026-103 ADDENDUM to NPA 2026-103 (A) “in accordance with Article 6 of
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ESA publishes new revision of its Easy Access Rules for unmanned aircraft systems
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published the Revision from June of the Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. This revision incorporates the ED Decision 2025/018/R published on 29 September 2025, introducing
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Italy launches consultation on draft UAS geographical zones
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority, ENAC, has published the draft UAS geographical zones regulation along with a comments form for feedback. The regulation establishes the
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