| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Details | COM (2014) 207 |
| Publication Date | 08/04/2014 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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Summary: Communication published on 8 April 2015 by the European Commission, setting out its views on how to address Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) operations - or the civilian use of drones - in a European level policy framework. Further information: It is the European Commission's view that opening the European market for the civilian use of drones is an important step towards the aviation market of the future. The European Council called in December 2013 for action to enable the progressive integration of RPAS into civil airspace from 2016 onwards. This Communication focuses on RPAS for civil use and responds to the call of the European manufacturing and service industry to remove barriers to the introduction of RPAS in the European single market. RPAS form part of the wider category of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), which also includes aircraft that can be programmed to fly autonomously without the involvement of a pilot. RPAS, as the name suggests, are controlled by a pilot from a distance. RPAS technology matured rapidly in past years and, like many other aircraft technologies before it, was ready to make the shift from being purely military equipment to becoming a reliable new technology for civil use. In order to produce their full potential, RPAS should be able to fly like 'normal' air traffic and be integrated among 'normally piloted' aircraft in non-segregated airspace, i.e., airspace open to all civil air transport. The regulatory action and the related research and development (R&D) efforts are meant to be built on existing initiatives involving a number of stakeholders, such as relevant EU and national aviation agencies and the RPAS manufacturing industry and operators. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2014:207:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Mobility and Transport |
| Subject Tags | Air Transport |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
