The first-ever EU rules for all unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) are expected to be proposed by the European Aviation Safety Agency within weeks. Currently, only UAVs over 150kg are regulated by the European Commission. However, the revised regulations are expected to be operation- rather than weight-centric and top priority is likely to be given to "geofencing" of city centres and airports, given an increasing number of collisions and near misses between UAVs and commercial aircraft.
The first-ever EU rules for all unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) are expected to be proposed by the European Commission within weeks. Currently, only UAVs over 150kg are regulated by the European Aviation Safety Agency. However, the revised regulations are expected to be operation- rather than weight-centric and top priority is likely to be given to "geofencing" of city centres and airports, given an increasing number of collisions and near misses between UAVs and commercial aircraft.