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EASA's New Aviation Safety Plan Covers eVTOL Technology and Operations
The latest edition of EASA's European Plan for Aviation Safety covers the regulator's key strategic objectives over the period 2022-2026, when the first eVTOL aircraft are due to enter service.

EASA this week published the latest edition of its European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS). The document—which summarizes what the European regulator sees as safety development priorities between now and 2026—embraces several aspects of the advanced air mobility sector, including electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and the use of machine learning technology.

The preamble to the plan makes it clear that EASA views its environmental protection strategy for aviation as going hand in hand with safety imperatives. It says the latest document also takes account of some lessons learned from the Covid pandemic.