Terms

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) refers to a new air transportation system, covering Urban Air Mobility (UAM), as well as flights connecting regional and rural areas. It aims to move people and goods safely and efficiently using innovative aircraft and digital infrastructure that support new types of aerial operations.

Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) refers to the digital management and distribution of accurate, reliable, and up‑to‑date aeronautical data needed for safe and efficient flight operations. It provides pilots, airline operators, and other users with access to essential flight information and services, including electronic flight plan submission.

Manned Vertical Take-Off & Landing Aircraft carrying humans along short metropolitan routes, which are not serviced by conventional civil aviation operators.

Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service provided by trained and certified aviation personnel to monitor, direct, and manage aircraft movements in the air and on the ground, ensuring safe, orderly, and efficient flight operations within controlled airspace.

The system of airborne & ground-based functions, including air traffic services, airspace, and flow management, required to ensure safe, secure, & efficient aircraft movement in all operations.

Authority Requirements on Aircrew (ARA) refer to the legislation, standards, rules, and technical guidance that the competent authority establishes and provides so that relevant personnel can perform their duties in compliance with EU aircrew regulations.

Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) refers to an aircraft that can execute complete flight missions—including navigation and decision-making—entirely on its own, without continuous or real-time control from a human operator on the ground. While most AAVs are technically Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the key distinction is that AAVs operate autonomously rather than simply being remotely piloted.

Beyond visual line of sight operation’ (‘BVLOS’) means a type of UAS operation which is not conducted in VLOS (a type of UAS operation in which, the remote pilot is able to maintain continuous unaided visual contact with the unmanned aircraft, allowing the remote pilot to control the flight path of the unmanned aircraft in relation to other aircraft, people and obstacles for the purpose of avoiding collision)

Concept of Operations in Urban Air Mobility (ConOps) is a high-level framework that systematically describes how Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operations will be conducted. This includes defining the operational environments, the necessary procedures, and the governing legislative or regulatory frameworks required to ensure these activities are implemented safely and efficiently.

Counter-UAS refers to the integrated systems and technologies used to detect, locate, track, classify, and identify unmanned aircraft in order to assess and manage potential security risks.