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The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has published the world’s first national regulation related to vertiports, as electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) manufacturers aim to launch their aircraft by 2024, the state-run WAM news agency reported.
The regulation covers the design and operational requirements of vertiports, which supports the efficient and safe operation of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
The proposed amendments of the new draft regulation have been released for industry consultation, and the final version will be published in the first quarter of 2023.
The proposed vertiports regulation will strengthen the UAE’s Urban Air Mobility proposition and enhance safety within the aviation sector by providing a unique certification and regulatory oversight framework for vertiports.
Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority, said that the rapid growth of advanced air mobility presents opportunities to reduce carbon emissions, decrease congestion and entry to inaccessible markets through vision, planning and collaboration with stakeholders in the aviation industry
(Writing by P Deol; Editing by Anoop Menon)
