The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its policy for the type certification of certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) as a special class of aircraft.
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Category: Emerging regulations
FAA and NASA issue concept of operations for civil operations in stratosphere
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have issued Version 1 concept of operations (Conops) for upper class E
Read moreAustralian regulator seeks feedback on proposed changes to rules for drones
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to be made to the Part 101 (Unmanned Aircraft and Rockets) Manual of Standards
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Ethiopia launches drone legislation and registration programme to support UAS operations
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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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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