New Guidelines for Air Taxi, Drone Operations Launched by Regulators in Asia-Pacific

New guidelines for air taxi, drone operations launched by regulators in Asia-Pacific

Regulators in the region can work towards the commercialisation of drones and air taxis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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With M-Air launch, Michigan leans into momentum of drone executive order

A new public-private partnership unveiled July 17 will provide an innovative testing ground for drones and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, including a simulated vertiport and a roughly 40-mile corridor for testing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Called M-Air, the initiative seeks to capitalize on the Trump Administration’s enthusiasm for drones and eVTOLs, as reflected in last month’s …

Drone ‘Hot Spots’ Raise Concerns Over Midair Collision Hazards

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) researchers have identified growing drone activity across the U.S., spotlighting airports, heliports and residential areas as key hot spots for potential midair collisions with manned aircraft. The nationwide study, conducted for the Federal Aviation Administration, analyzed drone flight patterns using Remote Identification (Remote ID) data collected from sensors positioned around the country. Focusing…

Asia-Pacific region adopts reference materials for AAM regulation

Civil aviation authorities from the Asia-Pacific region have jointly launched the “Reference Materials for Regulators to Facilitate the Regulation of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Operations”. The Reference Materials, jointly developed by 24 Asia-Pacific states and administrations, are intended to help support industry development, accelerate safe adoption and reduce regulatory risk and cost. They cover six key areas for eVTOL aircraft, namely: i)

Asia-Pacific regulators release world’s first guidelines for commercial operation of air taxis, drones

These are to be submitted to International Civil Aviation Organization for global adoption