Ethiopia has become the latest African nation to enact drone legislation, now allowing for the legal production, importation and operation of unmanned aerial systems in
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Category: Emerging regulations
ICAO publishes new library of UAS operational guidance materials, including UTM
On 10 September 2020 the International Air Transport Organization (ICAO) published its latest UAS guidance materials electronic bulletin (EB 2020/43). According to ICAO: “The guidance
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“China looking to develop dominant role in UAS industry standards-setting”
China is looking to play a dominant role in the global unmanned aircraft system (UAS) market after launching its first international standard for the sector
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EDA finalises work on civil/military RPAS take-off and landing standards
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has completed its work on the ‘Enhanced RPAS Automation’ (ERA) project launched in 2016 by EDA on behalf of Germany,
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EUROCAE seeks industry participation in SORA working group
European standards agency EUROCAE has launched a call for participation to inform interested parties about activities undertaken by WG-105 SG-6 SORA. Safety Operations Risk Assessment
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‘ICAO’s UTM framework continues to be iterative document’ says Advisory Group
ICAO’s Unmanned Air Traffic Management (UTM) Advisory Group (AG) is due to release the latest edition of its high-level UTM framework. The draft version of
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New safety regulators’ agreement moves China and EU closer together on UTM and UAM
The EU-China Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA), which went into force in the first week of September will bring European and Chinese safety regulators closer
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Thailand turns to UK CAAi to draft new drone regulations
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has selected the UK CAA’s technology arm, CAA International (CAAi) to draft new drone regulations. The nine-month project
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Switzerland’s SUSI programme in advanced stages of implementing networked remote ID
By Jenny Beechener The Swiss U-Space Implementation (SUSI) programme is in the process of implementing Networked Remote Identification (ID). According to Switzerland’s regulator, the Federal
Read moreAustralian regulator invites feedback on proposed charges for drones
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is conducting an industry survey on the proposed charges for drone or remotely piloted aircraft services. CASA proposes
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