Regulatory environment

  • April 28, 2021

A European Strategy for data

The success of Europe’s digital transformation will depend on establishing effective rules to ensure trustworthy technologies, and to give businesses the confidence and means to digitise. The Data Strategy and the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence are the first…
  • April 27, 2021

Europe’s Internet of Things Policy

Internet of Things (IoT) merges physical and virtual worlds, creating smart environments. The European Commission actively cooperates with industry, organisations and academic institutions in order to unleash the potential of the IoT technology across EU…
  • April 26, 2021

Civil drones (Unmanned aircraft)

EU Regulations 2019/947 and 2019/945 set the framework for the safe operation of drones in European skies (EU and EASA Member States). They adopt a risk-based approach, and as such, do not distinguish between leisure or…
  • April 26, 2021

Connected and automated mobility

Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM), essentially connected vehicles that can share data or operate autonomously, provide a unique opportunity to make our transport systems safer, cleaner, more efficient and more user-friendly. What is Connected and…
  • April 14, 2021

EUROCONTROL organizes European UAM demos

CORUS-XUAM is a major demonstration project aimed at gathering research knowledge and know-how on air traffic management (ATM), unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM). In the kick off meeting participated over 70…
  • March 23, 2021

ICAO Council makes progress

ICAO Council makes progress on new remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) standards During its ongoing 222nd Session, the ICAO Council adopted new and amended Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) driving important progress on the international…
  • March 10, 2021

Maritime Autonomous Ships and Shipping

Background The fast-changing and rapid uptake of technologies enabling autonomous surface ships testing and operations demands an updated role not only for any operator but also for Vessel Traffic Services, including vessel traffic monitoring, management,…
  • March 3, 2021

MOC SC-VTOL – Issue: 1

MOC SC VTOL (europa.eu) Proposed Means of Compliance with the Special Condition VTOL, Issue 1, Date: 25 May 2020 Statement of IssueEASA has received a number of requests for the type certification of vertical take-off…