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The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is considering opening controlled airspaces around major Dutch airports (Schiphol, Eelde, Lelystad, Rotterdam, and Maastricht) to drone pilots in the Open category and providing more space for Specific-category operators. Currently, these areas are restricted, leading to many illegal drone flights that complicate enforcement without necessarily causing safety issues.

NL Drone Dag proposes opening controlled airspaces to legalize thousands of flights and boost industry innovation

In the January 30th edition of ADW’s Industry Update we explored the latest advancements in Air Mobility Services in the dynamic Middle East region. The session spotlighted the groundbreaking progress and innovations in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Try to link advanced air mobility with an existing industry

We are proud to announce a key highlight in the ADW24 programme - the Global Air Mobility Conference. Organized by Amsterdam Drone Week

Announcement of ADW Global Air Mobility Conference with ICAO

The drone service market was estimated to be around 30 billion US dollars, with an estimated annual growth rate of around 7 to 8 percent until 2030. In order to meet these astounding numbers the industry needs to scale up operations. That also means to scale up beyond visual line of site (BVLOS) operations, because  that’s where the business is. Think of inspection services, surveillance, delivery, et cetera. 
But before we get to the stage of scalable operations there are a number of challenges - technical, operational, regulatory, standards, financial, political - that must be adressed.

How to shape Business Models for the Evolving UAV Service Market?

On Tuesday, 5th of September, our Industry Update addressed the development of a U-space Common Information Service (CIS) in the Netherlands and the possible use of CIS outside of U-space airspace. Wilbert Ritsema, Projectmanager U-Space at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Watermanagement explained the technical, operational, regulatory, and safety aspects of integrating unmanned aircraft into the airspace, focusing on how U-space and CIS are playing a crucial role in paving the way for this integration. In this article we highlighted some of the questions Ritsema answered.

‘Is CIS paving the way towards airspace integration?’

Critical enablers to scale Urban Air Mobility

What should an insurer do with drones

The Value of ADW for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

Nina Dorfmayr, Manager at the Drone Competence Center at Austro Control and Jenn Player Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs at Skydio, meet with Eszter Kovác of DroneTalks at the ADW stage. In a special edition of 'Women behind the drone revolution' they talk about their role. Both ladies introduce themselves.

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NL Drone Dag proposes opening controlled airspaces to legalize thousands of flights and boost industry innovation

Try to link advanced air mobility with an existing industry

Announcement of ADW Global Air Mobility Conference with ICAO

How to shape Business Models for the Evolving UAV Service Market?

‘Is CIS paving the way towards airspace integration?’

Critical enablers to scale Urban Air Mobility

What should an insurer do with drones

The Value of ADW for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

YOU CAN BE PART OF THIS EXCITING NEW FIELD

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10 - 13 March | ADW 2026

Event

NL Drone Dag proposes opening controlled airspaces to legalize thousands of flights and boost industry innovation

Try to link advanced air mobility with an existing industry

Announcement of ADW Global Air Mobility Conference with ICAO

How to shape Business Models for the Evolving UAV Service Market?

‘Is CIS paving the way towards airspace integration?’

Critical enablers to scale Urban Air Mobility

What should an insurer do with drones

The Value of ADW for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

YOU CAN BE PART OF THIS EXCITING NEW FIELD