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 […]

Emerging regulations

FAA “on track to issue UAM concept of operations 2.0 in first quarter of 2022” – Chief Scientist Steve Bradford

By Jenny Beechener The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will deliver an updated version of its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in the first quarter of 2022, said Steve Bradford, FAA […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EASA announces eVTOL certification expected 2024, clear approval of citizens and key role for local authorities

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced the results of the first European wide study of citizens’ expectations of urban air mobility (UAM), showing overwhelming support for the concept but also the need […]

Emerging regulations

Nordic Unmanned “first operator licensed to fly BVLOS operations in all EASA countries”

Nordic Unmanned has received the European Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) issued by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority under the EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) EU 2019/947 rules and has become the first European […]