UPDATED – Comitology Meeting: RSC Radio Spectrum Committee (5 – 6 December 2018)

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Press Release: Drones: European Commission prepares smart mobility solutions for tomorrow

Today the European Commission, European and national authorities together with the industry adopted the Amsterdam declaration to advance safe, secure and green drone operations in Europe. The declaration stresses that Europe should come up with concrete smart mobility solutions that integrate aviation in wider transport policy. These solutions should also support automated drone operations over longer distances. The Commission and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency reiterated their readiness to help Member States to implement the drone regulation.

OPP Meeting Summary: EP TRAN Committee – Autonomous driving in European transport (21 November 2018)

Event: Amsterdam Drone Week (Amsterdam, 26-30 November 2018)

Event: High Level Conference on Drones 2018 (Amsterdam, 27-28 November 2018)

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on Common Rules in the Field of Civil Aviation

Press Release: Keeping drones safe, secure and green: Commission launches the European Network of U-space Demonstrators

Comitology Meeting: Committee on Standards (15 October 2018)

Event: Blockchain Technologies and Regional Drone Experiments for Industry 4.0 (Brussels, 10 October 2018)

UPDATED – Press Release: Commission welcomes European cities joining the Urban Air Mobility initiative

Update: La Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the MAHHL-cities have joined the Urban Air Mobility Initiative.

Statement: Commissioner Bulc meets with President of Boeing International, Marc Allen, and senior Boeing executives in Seattle, Washington

Updated – ‘I/A’ Item Note: ICAO – Coordination for the 13th Air Navigation Conference (9 – 19 October, Montréal)

UPDATED – Report: EP AFET Committee on the state of EU-US relations

Press Release: Getting REAL with drones

Today, RPAS operations are usually limited to segregated airspace or visual line of sight conditions, and operators and manufacturers rarely integrate certified avionics on-board. However, for RPAS to operate autonomously with other airspace users in a shared airspace volume, certified avionic equipment will probably be needed. This represents a great opportunity for GNSS augmented services, like EGNOS.

OPP Meeting Summary: EP AGRI Committee – Implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides (29 August 2018)

OPP Meeting Summary: EP TRAN Committee – Autonomous Driving in European Transport (29 August 2018)

A summary of the Committee’s consideration of the draft report is now available.

Event: Copernicus and aerial platforms (Brussels, 13 September 2018)

UPDATED – Expert Group on Drones (main group) (4 June 2018)

Official Journal (L Series): Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (Text with EEA relevance.)

Interview with air traffic expert Robin Garrity: We need a drone register to ensure privacy and safety

Requiring drones to identify and authorise themselves before they can fly, which could be achieved by fitting them with SIM cards, could help to protect people’s privacy by providing an effective way to register both users and machines, according to air traffic management expert Robin Garrity.