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The drone sector is growing rapidly worldwide and it is booming in Belgium as well. In order to support the sector’s rapid development and to draw up appropriate legislation, a consultation platform is created uniting all actors involved. Continue reading
EUROCONTROL is organising a workshop led by the European Commission and together with EASA and the SJU on the 9th of July. The third European Network of U-Space Demonstrators – 3rd Workshop led by the European Commission and supported by EUROCONTROL, EASA and SJU takes place at EUROCONTROL’s Headquarters in Brussels (EUROPA conference room). Continue reading
On 24 May 2019, the European Commission adopted EU rules (see: Implementing Act Drones & Annex to Implementing Act Drones) to ensure increasing drone traffic across Europe is safe and secure for people on the ground and in the air. Continue reading
RPA S 2019 is an international conference focusing on civil RPAS operations. In the context of the upcoming European RPAS regulation and its implementation, and in anticipation of the required integration of U-Space & ATM, it will address current & future drone operations (commercial & noncommercial), U-Space capability demonstrations, UTM/U-Space airspace integration matters, standard operational scenarios, operational experience (commercial & non-commercial), operator qualification, pilot training & qualification, test range safety rules, data protection & privacy. Continue reading
On 26 July 2018 the UK Department for Transport issued a consultation entitled “Taking Flight: The Future of Drones in the UK”. This consultation ran until 17 September 2018 and had 5061 responses. Continue reading
The RPAS CivOps 2019 conference, the 7th annual European Civil RPAS Operators & Operations Forum, took place in Madrid, Spain on 23 & 24 January 2019. Its theme was ‘Harmonizing National Regulatory Approaches’. Continue reading
Last week, the EASA High Level Conference on Drones took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, as part of the Amsterdam Drone Week. At the «grand opening» of this event, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure & Water Management, and Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner of Transport, gave very lively and positive opening speeches. Continue reading
RPAS CivOps 2019, the 7th Annual European Civil RPAS Operators & Operations Forum, is taking place in Madrid, Spain on 23 & 24 January 2019. This event is coordinated with & hosted by AESA (The Spanish Aviation Safety & Security Agency). The RPAS CivOps 2019 web site has been redesigned & updated, and is now online. Continue reading