EASA to Hold “Innovative Air Mobility Implementation Forum”
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced it will hold “an Innovative Air Mobility Implementation Forum” on October 22nd and 23rd at its premises in Cologne, reports a press release.
The two-day event begins with a half-day session introduced by Florian Guillermet, EASA’s Executive Director. The Forum will comprise of leading members from the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector discussing Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) and the U‑space regulatory framework, as well as the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) industries, including market forecasts that may drive the efforts of EASA and national authorities in the coming years. This will also be an opportunity to present, in collaboration with the European Commission, the implementation status of the European Drone Strategy 2.0.
https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/1cb5fb4f-4252–4f97-abf4-c4a167b1c7d2_en?filename=COM_2022_652_drone_strategy_2.0.pdf
The occasion then continues with one and a half days of discussions and presentations divided in to different work streams. “The main purpose of this event is to enhance the dialogue between the aviation authorities’ community and the European drone manufacturers, operators, U‑space service providers and relevant stakeholders,” explains the release.

Florian Guillermet
EASA views the Forum as “a great opportunity to have discussions about the main regulatory implementation issues and proposals on best practices to support a safe development of the EU drone market.”
The meeting agenda and work streams will be coordinated with the national authorities and the main European UAS industry associations.
Registration
Initially, this will be by invitation only, open to representatives of aviation authorities and members of the main European UAS industry associations, to ensure their adequate representation in the event. From mid-September, registration is open to all interested parties.
The participation cost (covering catering and organisational expenses) will be as follows:-
: In-person participation — EUR160 for the full event (including catering and web streaming if in-person participation is not possible).
: Virtual attendance is free of charge.
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(Top image: EASA)
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