Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Produces Certification Standards Guide for 'Urban Air Mobility'

Briefing Session for Industry-Academia-Research on the 21st

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 21st that it will hold a briefing session on the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) certification standards guide for domestic industry-academia-research stakeholders.

To support the development and commercialization of UAM aircraft, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport formed a consultative body in February with the Aviation Safety Technology Institute and external experts in aviation and electric propulsion fields, and after nine months of discussions, prepared this guide.

The guide was primarily based on the "Aircraft Technical Standards" (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport notice), which includes certification standards for airplanes, helicopters, engines, and propellers, and contains certification standards and related procedures across 10 fields (151 items) necessary for the design, manufacturing, and safety certification of UAM aircraft, including flight performance, structure, and electric engines.

Additionally, it includes standards specialized for UAM, such as vertical takeoff and landing and electric propulsion.

Yu Kyung-soo, Director of Aviation Safety Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "This guide will be provided to manufacturers who are developing new UAM aircraft and seeking certification or preparing for it, so they can prepare in advance, and it will be supplemented in the future to be practically utilized for UAM certification."

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