The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)’s recently published draft opinion on the future of U-space in Europe. The viewpoint embodies a foundational principle of the aviation
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Category: Emerging regulations
Eurocae invites wider participation in Working Group 105 to develop UAS minimum operational specifications
Eurocae invites participation in Working Group 105 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), to focus on developing minimum operational performance specifications (MOPS) for Detect and Avoid (DAA)
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Progress on UTM and U-space regulations under the spotlight in high level GUTMA regulatory webinar
Authorising beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights, standards, tracking and coordination of UAS traffic management (UTM) and air traffic management (ATM) operations and progress
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EASA announces type certification of first fully-electric aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced the certification of an electric airplane, the Pipistrel Velis Electro, the first type certification world-wide of
Read moreEurocae releases draft performance standard for RPAS automatic take-off and landing
European standards agency Eurocae has released for open consultation draft standards for “Minimum Aviation Systems Performance Standard for RPAS Automatic Take-off and Landing” ED-283. Prepared
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EUROCAE announces draft standards for UAS e-identification
EUROCAE has announced the availability of “UTM E-Identification” draft standards prepared by EUROCAE WG-105 SG-32 for Open Consultation. According to the organisation, Draft ED-282 ”
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European Commission delays EU-wide drone operating rules for six months
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the European Commission has decided to postpone Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 on the rules and procedures of
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EASA’s proposal on BVLOS risk assessment amendment draws industry fire
The European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2020-07 on “Unmanned aircraft system beyond visual line operations over populated areas or assemblies
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Updated EUSCG UAS/U-Space standardisation roadmap planned for end of June 2020
The next version of the Rolling Development Plan (RDP) for implementing UAS standards under development by the European UAS Standards Coordination Group (EUSCG) is planned
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International regulatory bodies acknowledge risk of falling behind in ICAO-led discussion on urban air mobility
ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission (ANC) hosted a discussion with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and standards agency Eurocae on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) on
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