We Are All One In The Sky Joint Statement_Final-190408

WE ARE ALL ONE IN THE SKY

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The Signatories support the European regulatory authorities in producing a robust, harmonised, EU-wide regulatory safety framework that enables the safe, secure, efficient and fair integration of drones in the aviation system, and fosters broad public acceptance.

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• to convey to operators, legislators and general public that Airport protection from the focus is improvement in safety levels through safety Drone intrusions investigation and learning from these occurrences, and not to pass blame. An easy-to-use reporting system should be 1 available for this purpose. For maximum safety it should Drone related disruptions (e.g. at Gatwick/LGW, Heathrow/ LHR, Dublin/DUB) to traditional aircraft operations and their facilitate the use of existing reporting lines/databases and be impact on airport operations and aviation safety have raised harmonised across Europe. significant questions about how to handle such situations. It is incumbent on all industry stakeholders – from both manned and unmanned aviation – to be prepared to protect

Increase in the effectiveness

the security of aircraft operations in coordination with their competent authorities and law enforcement agencies. All of enforcement these parties, including recreational drone operators, must be aware of operational requirements and national laws and It is essential that States have the appropriate resources, regulations pertaining to manned and unmanned aviation. power and means to enforce regulation. To guarantee the safety of manned aviation and third parties on the ground, Our common and primary concern are drones flying at enforcement bodies must receive training and technical low altitudes near airports and helicopter landing sites that equipment to monitor regulatory compliance. could threaten aircraft taking off or landing. Regulation must be in place for countermeasures and a safety case must Also, the registration of drones/drone operators as well be produced to determine the level of ‘power’ given to the as the requirement for a drone pilot certificate/license will security forces. greatly facilitate such enforcement. If the operators/pilots can be traced, they will comply with rules and regulations. It is essential to clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder (e.g. airports, air navigation service providers and authorities) with regards to the detection, identification and neutralisation of drones. Situational awareness of

all manned aircraft

Members States must ensure that all drones operate within clearly defined and known limitations taking into account There is currently no defined path for the integration of existing/traditional aviation procedures. Enforceable and manned and unmanned aircraft in uncontrolled airspace, i.e. strict legal and/or administrative sanctions must be ensured the airspace in which users are not mandated to use air traffic in each State when users of drones endanger aviation by control services. One of the greatest challenges is that there violating the existing rules. are presently no adequate technologies (or spectrum) for users to make themselves visible (i.e. transmit electronically their identity or location).

Incident

As long as there is no international consensus on how reporting this should be worldwide implemented and addressed, situational awareness of all drones and manned aircraft To ensure the utmost in safety and security, it is vital to will not accommodate complex drone operations such as capture as much safety/security related information as BVLOS and autonomous flights. possible. Reporting any incidents/accidents surrounding drone-operations is an invaluable tool in this context. We support the ongoing efforts by the European Aviation Everyone, including non-involved persons, should be able to Safety Agency (EASA), EUROCAE and other standardisation report such occurrences based on a non-punitive system, organisation and offer our support in addressing this issue. similar to the philosophy of Just Culture . It is paramount

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Traffic management for Further research drones – UTM/U-Space into essential areas

The European Commission’s ‘U-space’ initiative provides a We welcome and actively support the European Commission’s policy framework for the safe integration of drones. U-Space initiative to create the U-Space Demonstrator Network, a systems are being designed to support safe, efficient and forum dedicated to sharing knowledge and accelerating secure access to airspace for large numbers of drones and the safe and fair integration of drones. Concerted research ensure a proper interface between the drone world and action is needed to allow all stakeholders to maximise and manned aviation, ANSPs and other relevant authorities. best exploit their research efforts.

The evolution of U-Space systems relies on greater Additional research is still required on essential areas like digitalisation, automation and higher pace compared to contingency procedures, geofencing, surveillance, ATMconventional air traffic management evolution. U-Space drone pilot communication and impact of collisions between systems must be interoperable with existing air traffic drones and all types of manned aircraft. management (ATM) systems and must demonstrate that they provide an equivalent level of safety and compliance While the risks related to bird strikes are well known, it is with the applicable and forthcoming rules. As in ATM, a still unclear what damage smaller drones could cause to collaborative approach between stakeholders is essential in manned aviation. Also, there is little scientific insight ensuring efficient and effective services. and research into which type of drones would cause only ANSPs are best placed to provide a number of essential limited or no harm to people on the ground. Hence, there is a U-space services critical to its success, while ensuring safe need for scientific research and testing in order to understand integration with ATM. ANSPs have the appropriate safety, which mitigating measures can be taken or if new regulation airspace and traffic management culture, expertise and skills can be made more proportionate. We therefore welcome as well as the means to implement key U-space services. the EASA Research Agenda 2018-2020 which announces a Many ANSPs are proving this already through the delivery of research project on vulnerability of manned aircraft to drone UTM-related projects, often in partnership with new drone strike, including engine impact tests. technology companies.

The Signatories are committed to supporting and working with Authorities and all the stakeholders in the implementation of the above measures in

order to foster the safe and fair integration of drones in our skies.

Supported by parties from the field of manned aviation:

Airlines for Europe (A4E) Achim Baumann | achim.baumann@a4e.eu

Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) Aidan Flanagan | aidan.flanagan@aci-europe.org

Association International Representation in Europe (AIRE) Erik Moyson | erik.moyson@aire.aero

Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) Miguel Dias | nmigueldiasr@gmail.com

Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Eduardo García | eduardo.garcia@canso.org

European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) Vanessa Rullier | vrullier@ebaa.org

European Cockpit Association (ECA) Paulina Marcickiewicz | pm@eurocockpit.be

European Helicopter Association (EHA) Elisabetta Dalla Benetta | executivedirector@eha-heli.eu

European Regions Airline Association (ERAA) Russell Dudley | russell.dudley@eraa.org

European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) François Ballestero | f.ballestero@etf-europe.org

International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) Michael Erb | erb@aopa.de

Manfred Mohr | mohrm@iata.org International Air Transport Association (IATA) – Coordinator https://www.iata.org/whatwedo/safety/Pages/drones.asp

International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) Emily Bitting | emilybitting@ifalpa.org

International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA) Paul Neering | pneering@home.nl

International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA) Costas Christoforou | cchristof@cytanet.com.cy

3 – EASA Research Agenda 2018-2020, page 7