Emerging regulations

Transport Canada issues nationwide permit to Canadian UAVs to fly beyond visual line of sight

Canadian UAVs has secured a Canada-wide Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for the operation of its fleet of small Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). This first-of-its-kind permit issued by […]

Emerging regulations

US Virginia Department of Aviation reports over 2,500 UAS advisories in first year

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) and partners at the Unmanned Systems Center at the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC), the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), and Virginia-based […]

Emerging regulations

ACI Europe publishes UAM position paper – highlighting security, baggage, C-UAS and airport vertiport operations

European airport trade association ACI Europe has published a position paper on urban air mobility (UAM), highlighting its view on regulations and operations. Here are some of the key highlights: Vertiports within airports: “It should […]

Emerging regulations

UIC2 publishes important guide to integrating UAM within sustainable urban mobility planning

A Practitioner Briefing on Sustainable urban air mobility planning (SUMP and Urban Air Mobility) has been developed by the UIC2, the Urban-Air-Mobility Initiative Cities Community, of the EU’s Smart Cities Marketplace. The briefing document outlines how UAM can be […]