EASA Drone Conference Focuses on Societal Concerns
“The
vision of a world where drones are used safely and efficiently to provide
transportation, emergency services, and small-package deliveries can become a
reality only if safety standards are met and solutions found to issues such as
noise and privacy,” EASA executive director Patrick Ky said at the agency’s
conference on drones earlier this month in Amsterdam.
“It’s
important that, as we put together the regulatory framework for drone operations
in urban or populated areas, we set the right societal targets in terms of
safety, risk exposure, and environmental impact,” he added. “EASA requirements
for mandatory registration of all
drones will already pass into law in mid-2020.”
A
further EASA regulatory proposal, due for publication in the first quarter, will
pertain to traffic management in urban airspace (U-space), according to Ky. “The
regulation would initially target densely populated urban areas close to an
airport and not be implemented before late 2020 or early 2021.”
Closing
the conference, Ky stressed the importance of all parts of the aviation industry
working together to pave the way for the successful use of drones, adding that
once the concerns have been addressed, there are many advantages for society
from efficient drone usage.
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