DGCA signs MoU with European Union Aviation Safety Agency for unmanned aircraft systems & Innovative air mobility

New Delhi, July 5, 2023

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said today.

This collaboration would include cooperation between DGCA and EASA in the areas of development of certification standards and environmental standards & related requirements for the certification and use of unmanned aircraft systems and innovative air mobility operations which includes licensing of personnel, training, air traffic management and infrastructure, including Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) standards and services.

The MoU will also ensure regular information sharing between the two authorities on the technological developments and research in this area and also their respective strategies for outreach to relevant stakeholders.

Further, the MoU will result in collaboration in conducting conferences, workshops and training of programmers by DGCA and EASA.

This MoU is expected to result in harmonised standards and accelerated growth of the unmanned aviation sector in India.

During EU-India Aviation Summit held in New Delhi on April 20, DGCA signed a letter of intent (LoI) on Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

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