Emerging regulations

New AIAA report recommends new government/industry body to progress US AAM industry

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has released recommendations addressing regulatory and other hurdles that could hinder the certification and integration of novel aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS). The report, “Challenges […]

Air taxis and personal transports

SkyDrive announces JCAB has issued certification basis for the SKYDRIVE eVTOL

SkyDrive has announced that the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (“JCAB”) has issued a G-1 certification basis for its eVTOL aircraft. “The JCAB’s decision, which represents an important milestone along SkyDrive’s path to aircraft certification and […]

Emerging regulations

EU publishes new rule on approving maintenance programmes for AAM aircraft

The European Commission has published new Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/111 of 23 January 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards continuing airworthiness for electric- and hybrid-propulsion aircraft and other non-conventional aircraft. Commission Regulation […]

Emerging regulations

UK’s BSI publishes new standards guidance for UK AAM aircraft industry

The UK’s British Standards Institute has published PAS 1905:2024, providing UK drone and eVTOL operators, manufacturers, supply chain partners and infrastructure suppliers “with guidance on key aviation regulatory principles, management systems and assurance system frameworks […]