The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released an initial Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Urban Air Mobility. The 30-page document describes how urban air
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Category: Emerging regulations
SORA Consulting publishes document map for EU SORA authorisation requests
SORA Consulting (http://www.soraconsulting.ch/) has published a graphic to show how drone operators can get operational authorisation for drones using the JARUS-based Specific Operations Risk Assessment
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FAA Drone Advisory Committee gives broad support to CONOPs V2 but requires more clarity
The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) of the US Federal Aviation Administration has given its broad support to the FAA UTM Conops V2 document, but has
Read moreEurocae publishes minimum operational performance standards for UAS geo-caging
European standards agency Eurocae has published ED-270 – minimum operational performance specification for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) geo-caging. The document contains minimum operational performance standards
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Delair authorised to fly BVLOS under new European regulations
Drone operator Delair has received EU beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) certification in compliance with European regulations recently published by the European Aviation Safety
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FAA invites new members to join its Drone Advisory Committee
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice to solicit nominations for membership on the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). Nominations must be received no
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Wing supports further refinement of European draft opinion on the future U-space in Europe
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
Read moreEurocae 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
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