The UK Secretary of State for Transport has approved the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) latest Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS). This new version replaces the 2017/18
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Category: Emerging regulations
Deep Blue and EASA set out SHEPHERD research goals to improve drone standards and regulations
Deep Blue has set out the aims of a new research project SHEPHERD, funded by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), whose purpose is
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Swiss regulator brings specific operations risk assessment (SORA) authorisations in line with EU law
The Swiss regulator, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), has published an Alternative Means of Compliance that permits the use of a modified Step
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Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency is ‘working on creating regulations’ to support wider drone use
Along with many countries around the world, Russia has passed several drone laws aimed at providing a regulatory framework to support their use. An article
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Registration opens for EASA high level conference 21-22 March in Amsterdam during ADW
Registration is open for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) high level conference on drones taking place 21-22 March 2023 during Amsterdam Drone Week at
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US FCC issues proposals for 5030-5091 MHz band UAS communications service
The US Federal Communications Commission today proposed rules to enable wireless communications for unmanned aircraft system use in the 5030-5091 MHz band and sought comment
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EASA publishes updated plan for drone and eVTOL operational rules
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published ToR RMT.0230, the latest version of plan to introduce a regulatory framework for the operation of unmanned
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EASA publishes first acceptable means of compliance and guidance material for U-space regulation
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its first set of Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM) to support the harmonised,
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UK CAA and transport department issue joint statement on electronic conspicuity
In November 2021, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Department for Transport (DfT) established the Surveillance Standards Task Force with industry to develop surveillance
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More industry participation needed to create UTM global standards – GUTMA’s US UTM event
By Jenny Beechener Harmonising global standards for Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) requires broader participation, in particular from industry, speakers agreed on day two of the
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