The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has introduced the region’s first national regulation for the certification of air navigation service providers for
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Category: Emerging regulations
US government is “considering its financial support to ICAO”
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes According to a US State Department spokesperson in response to an Unmanned Airspace question: “Funding for ICAO, along with other international organizations,
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Singapore announces new operations and approvals measures to expand drone use
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has announced new measures to further support the use of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and UA industry development
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UK BSI publishes new regulatory/standards guidance for UK UAS and eVTOL industry
The UK’s British Standards Institute has published PAS 1905:2024, providing UK drone and eVTOL operators, manufacturers, supply chain partners and infrastructure suppliers “with guidance on
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US FCC to assign drone operators dedicated spectrum in 5030-5091 MHz band
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will publish a new rule on January 8, 2025 which will enable Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) operators to access
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New ASTM F38 group starts work on global airborne risk assessment standards
ASTM’s F38 new working group developing a new global standard for airborne operational risk assessments will have its kick-off meeting on January 8th 2025, according
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EUROCAE publishes new guidance for SAIL III and IV UAS operations
EUROCAE has announced the publication of ED-325 Vol. 1 – Guidance Document for Special Condition Light – UAS – Medium Risk – Volume 1. According
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ENAC invites comments on new draft UAS operator regulations
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) is inviting comments on a draft regulation [in Italian] for the operation of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). According to
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FAA to accept Wingtra’s proposal for sUAS operations over people
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) document due to be posted on the US Federal Register on 30 December 2024, the FAA “announces the
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EASA publishes new software to measure drone and eVTOL noise emissions
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the NORAH2 software prototype and noise hemispheres database, the NORAH2 tool, to estimate the noise on
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