Air taxis: Italian ENAC defines draft regulation
Consultation with operators will close by February 5th
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The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (Enac) is defining the draft regulation on air taxis. The document specifies the requirements for aircraft Vca (Vertical Take-off and Landing Capable Aircraft) as well as the related trajectories and infrastructures, such as vertiports, which must be respected on Italian territory. The consultation with operators will close by 5 February.
This is a Italian regulatory framework that constitutes an important step for sustainable urban mobility of the future. The document will define: the characteristics of the airspaces called "Vca corridors", the navigation rules for aircraft (mainly eVtol); the requirements for the construction, certification and management of vertiports.
Air connections made with a flying taxi are a type of mobility that offers a double advantage: the speed of movement between different urban areas to avoid road traffic, a greater capillarity of transport thanks to the installation of vertiports in densely populated areas.
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