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Category: Emerging regulations
FAA publishes updated design guidance for vertiports, organises industry briefing day
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published its Draft Engineering Brief (EB) 105A, Vertiport Design and will hold a briefing day for industry on
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FAA to publish draft vertiport interim safety standards for public/industry comments
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Airports will soon announce the availability of and requesting comments on the update to Engineering Brief (EB)
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EASA launches public consultation for proposals on drone airworthiness and certification
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) that puts forward a proposal for the establishment of a
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CDA’s Lisa Ellman appointed to the US Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
The Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA), an independent 501c6 non-profit organization led by key members of the commercial drone industry, has announced that its Executive Director,
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Australia to publish drone and eVTOL air traffic management strategy later this year
Australia will reform the administration and management of its national airspace by 2030, which will include airspace arrangements that allow for the increased use of
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Drone Advisory Council calls for deferred SRID enforcement for mid-sized manufacturers
The Drone Advisory Council (DAC) has published a paper on standard Remote ID implementation for smaller and mid-size manufacturers. The paper includes a set of
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“Two-thirds of consumers are in favour of electric aviation” – new Lilium/Opinium survey
A new survey by Opinium of 4,000 people across the US, UK, France and Germany suggests that two-thirds (65%) of consumers are in favour of
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European Commission publishes decision on remote ID harmonised standards
The European Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2103 of 30 July 2024 on harmonised standard for direct remote identification for unmanned aircraft drafted in support of
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EASA publishes Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Easy Access Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945) The new publication
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