The US Transportation Department has announced 12 new appointments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee (AAAC). The committee is made up of
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Category: Emerging regulations
Eurocae and RTCA host global aviation spectrum summit 13-14 December 2022
European standards agency Eurocae and US standards agency RCTA are hosting a global summit to address the opportunities and challenges of the evolving aviation frequency
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NASA to host AAM Day, continues international harmonisation, 3 November 2022
NASA is hosting an International Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Day on 3 November 2022 to promote harmonisation, including coordination of AAM international R&D activities and
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EASA publishes first guidelines worldwide to measure noise by drones operating below 600g
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first guidelines worldwide for measurement of noise levels for drones below 600 kg. This first proposal
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French aviation authority sets out U-space structure, anticipates EU 2023 regulatory framework
The French civil aviation authority Direction General de l’Aviation Civil (DGAC) has published information relating to U-space on its website ahead of the European regulatory
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Demand/capacity balancing in urban areas – new DACUS Conops report published
The European SESAR demand and capacity balancing research project DACUS has published a final report that outlines the concept of operations (ConOps) for the DACUS solution
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ICAO assembly ends with agreements on net-zero emission targets and safety
Over 2,500 delegates from 184 States and 57 organizations at the 41st ICAO Assembly, ICAO Member States have adopted a collective long-term global aspirational goal
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Beyond VFR and IFR – NASA researchers propose Digital Flight Rules for uncrewed operations
In a new white paper published as part of the NASA scientific and technical information (STI) programme, researchers have proposed a new operating mode: Digital
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CORUS-XUAM releases U-space concept of operations (ConOps) Edition 4 for comment
The fourth edition of the U-space Concept of Operations (ConOps) has just been published by the European CORUS-XUAM research project team and is open to
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New EU rules will make it easier for victims to sue operators/makers of AI-based drones
The European Commission’s proposed AI Liability Directive will make it easier for individuals and companies to sue makers of drones equipped with artificial intelligence software
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