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CASA, the Civil Air Safety board of Australia, recently disclosed its timeline for the advancement of aerial mobility.. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Strategic Regulatory Roadmap outlines its approach for RPAS and AAM regulations over the next 10 to 15 years. Continue reading
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published rules for the operation of air taxis in cities, the first comprehensive proposal for such regulations to be issued world-wide. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that it has received a Special Flight Operations Certificate (“SFOC”) from Transport Canada, issued on May 18, 2022, for Beyond Visual Line of Sight commercial drone delivery for its University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative program (drone deliveries between Village of Fraser Lake and Stellat’en First Nation). Continue reading
The What, Why & How Relative to Training, Qualification & Examination of Remote Pilots, Instructors & Examiners Continue reading
German drone delivery company Wingcopter has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 US unmanned aircraft. This approval marks a critical milestone in the certification process of Wingcopter’s flagship eVTOL delivery drone in the U.S. Continue reading
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published means to show compliance with the “enhanced containment” provisions for drones, allowing the applicant to simply declare compliance without the need to apply for a design verification report. Continue reading
SwissDrones has obtained its European drone operator license – the EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) in accordance with European Regulation (EU) 947/2019, granted by the Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (Transport Malta), the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first LUC issued by Transport Malta, and the sixth issued in Europe. Continue reading
The UK CAA is consulting on a proposed extension to the Legacy and Transitional category UAS provisions in the Open category and would like your opinion. Continue reading