Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited Pricing for the 2019-2022 Period
1.C. UAV detection and management
CONSULTATION PROCESS
AIRWAYS PROPOSED Airways currently manages the Airshare.co.nz website to educate UAV operators about their responsibilities and provides a portal for UAV operators to request access to controlled airspace. The website was initially launched in 2015 and is now recognised as New Zealand’s primary UAV resource with over 13,000 registered users. Since the AirShare website was launched, Airways has seen the number of logged flights increase by over 80% p.a. The growth in UAVs is expected to continue at a rapid pace and the current AirShare platform is no longer fit-for-purpose. Airways’ immediate priority is to ensure the safe passage of aircraft in and around controlled airspace. This means that Airways’ initial focus is on increasing the compliance of cooperative UAVs while improving the detection and enforcement of non-cooperative UAVs. Figure 9 outlines Airways’ approach to UAV detection and management.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PART A AIRLINES
PART B GENERAL AVIATION
APPENDIX 1 PRICING TABLES AND EXAMPLES
Figure 9 – Approach to UAV detection and management
APPENDIX 2 SUPPORTING INFORMATION
1. Compliance
3. Enforcement
2. Detection
1. Compliance – Providing the information, tools, and infrastructure to allow UAVs to operate safely within the existing aviation system. This includes developing a national common operating model for UAV participants and working with broader aviation stakeholders and government agencies to develop fit-for-purpose policy and regulation. 2. Detection – Ensuring both cooperative (registered and obeying rules) and non- cooperative UAVs can be identified when in flight. This helps identify when UAVs are in or around controlled airspace and determine the correct actions to minimise risk to manned aircraft. 3. Enforcement – Ensuring non-cooperative UAVs that are not complying with rules, or endangering manned aircraft, can be tracked and dealt with by the relevant authorities. This includes situational and legal recording, incident management and workflow handling thereby providing authorities with suitable user information to pursue.
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