US Regulations Seek To Expand AAM, Restrict Drones

Here’s a breakdown of key drone, UAS, and AAM regulations from the past month.

Jack Daleo

Monday, May 15, 2023 at 07:26 PM ET

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DJI’s Mavic 2 Enterprise (pictured) is one of several drone models facing an FCC blackout. [Photo: DJI]

Key Takeaways:

U.S. federal and state governments are intensifying efforts to regulate emerging aviation technologies like drones and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), driven by national security concerns over foreign drones and a need to control illicit drone use.
The FAA is actively developing implementation plans and aims to certify the first eVTOL aircraft for commercial AAM operations by late 2024.
Internationally, countries like India and the EU are collaborating on drone and AAM regulations, with EASA leading in areas like air taxi noise assessment to shape global standards.

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As federal officials, state lawmakers, and agencies such as the FAA tackle the massive aviation industry, they now must also contend with regulating an entirely new sphere of companies, technologies, safety protocols, and more.

A new era of aviation—encompassing drones, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), advanced air mobility (AAM), electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), and other new ways to fly— is coming. Now, around the country, federal and state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to manage it.