On Wednesday 23 November during a high-level conference on drones, the Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, presented her “U-space” concept for the first time. This concept seeks to provide better governance for drones. The Commissioner would like to see this new aviation initiative put in place by 2019.
The Commissioner explained that there were currently three airspace categories: “space-space airspace”, which involves flights into space; “upper space airspace” used by...