ENAIRE will publish drone flight areas and centralize all U-space information following the publication of Royal Decree 517/2024 approved on 4 June by the Council
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Category: Emerging regulations
“Generally positive public attitude to drones” – latest DLR/SKOPOS survey results
“Drones are already capable of taking on a range of tasks, but despite their usefulness in many respects, there remains the question of how the
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JARUS publishes SORA 2.5 for specific category UAS risk assessment
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) published the SORA 2.5, agreed at the Plenary in Kazakhstan on May 13, 2024 and can
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EASA publishes 2024 Research Agenda, including e-conspicuity and BVLOS
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Research Agenda 2024. This provides “a list of research topics proposed jointly by the Agency’s
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Swiss government gives green light to FOCA to designate U-space areas
At its meeting on 14 June, Switzerland’s Federal Council approved the revised ordinances designed to implement the European U-space regulatory package, which Switzerland adopted on
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Italy publishes national eVTOL flight operations and vertiport regulations
Italy’s National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) has published the first regulation at national level which regulates flight operations with vertical takeoff and landing capable aircraft
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Spain issues new UAS regulations – ENAIRE to be the sole provider of common information services
Spain has published a Royal Decree on uncrewed air system regulations which includes major provisions for the implementation of U-space. See: https://boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2024-11377 According to the
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What’s missing from EASA’s first U-space Easy Access Rules? The business case
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first Easy Access Rules (EAR) for U-space (Regulation (EU) 2021/664). According to EASA:
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Dublin City launches its Drone and Urban Air Mobility Strategy 2024-2029
Dublin City has launched its Drone and Urban Air Mobility Strategy 2024 – 2029, an initiative aiming to transform how the city uses drone technology
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EASA publishes completed package of advanced air mobility regulations
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has released its finalised package of Innovative Air Mobility regulations, comprising “a comprehensive set of requirements for piloted electric
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