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Emerging regulations

EASA publishes small VCA easy access rules and revisions to means of compliance

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Easy Access Rules for small category VCA, including the requirements for the management of small category VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA). “This EAR book consolidates the currently published material on […]

Emerging regulations

FAA issues final rule for eVTOL/air taxi pilot and instructor certified requirements

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a final rule for the qualifications and training that instructors and pilots must have to fly aircraft in the “powered-lift” category, which have characteristics of both airplanes and helicopters. According […]

Emerging regulations

Future lower airspace flight rules: Digital or enhanced IFR?

This is a shortened version of a much longer article published in Air Traffic Management Magazine. For free access to the full version please visit  https://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/air-traffic-management-magazine. By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The September 2024 Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) […]

Emerging regulations

ISO develops new work programme to align AAM standards with ICAO safety management manual

According to a Linkedin post from EuroUSC Italia S.r.l. , the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Sub-Committee SC16 of Technical Committee TC20 is now developing a roadmap to identify which international standards might be necessary […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang 216-S granted experimental flight certificate from Brazil’s ANAC – ANAC and CAAC to link on AAM

EHang has announced that its EH216-S pilotless electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft system has obtained an Experimental Flight Authorization Certificate (CAVE) from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). The company plans to conduct […]

Air taxis and personal transports

India’s CAA publishes guidance material for type certifying eVTOL aircraft

India’s Office of Director General of Civil Aviation has issued guidance material on type certification of vertical take-off and landing capable aircraft (VCA) “This guidance material aims to provide comprehensive type certification requirement including the […]

Emerging regulations

Singapore and Brazil civil aviation authorities to harmonise regulatory approaches to AAM

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and National Civil Aviation Agency – Brazil (ANAC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) on Advanced Air Mobility to strengthen collaboration on regulatory approaches, technical standards, and […]