The European Commission has launched a consultation – starting on 8 October and concluding on 31 December 2021 – to support the development “A Drone
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Category: Emerging regulations
FAA “on track to issue UAM concept of operations 2.0 in first quarter of 2022” – Chief Scientist Steve Bradford
By Jenny Beechener The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will deliver an updated version of its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
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Brazilian agricultural ministry authorises drone services with regulatory ordinance to support wide sector use
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Mapa) has published an ordinance that regulates the use of drones in agricultural activities.
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ISO publishes new standard for UTM “Data model for spatial data”
EuroUSC Italia S.r.l. reports in a social media post that after almost three years of work, in September 2021 Sub-Committee SC 16 of ISO Technical Committee TC
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EASA publishes a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Drones publication
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new version of its “Easy Access Rules for Drones” publication. This Revision from September 2021 updates the
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UK CAA first sandbox report supports operating safety case for BVLOS in non-segregated airspace
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Innovation Hub is using a sandbox to help innovators maximise regulatory readiness for the demonstration of their aviation systems by testing them in
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Eurocae issues call for participation in UAS working group activities relating to regulatory compliance and safety
EUROCAE has launched a Call for Participation to inform interested parties about new activities undertaken by Working Group 105 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). In the first
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Australia’s new drone safety reporting requirements reflect growing importance of remotely piloted aircraft
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a summary of the new drone incident reporting requirements which take effect on 30 September 2021, explained in
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Top 10 features of India’s drone airspace maps released today to support automated drone operations
India’s new airspace map – hosted on the Digital Sky Platform launched by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 24 September 2021 –
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India automates drone flight approvals with the launch of a Digital Sky Platform
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation is easing the rules regarding drone operations by reducing the number of forms that need to be filled to operate
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