EU Governments Endorse New Aviation Safety Rule
European Union member states on Friday endorsed a deal to reform the bloc's aviation safety agency which also includes its first ever rules on drones, reassuring industry which had feared the whole project could collapse.
EU lawmakers and member states struck a tentative deal on a long-awaited reform of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Nov. 30, which also includes rules requiring owners of drones to register their devices if "dangerous".
However, several member states subsequently expressed concerns about elements of the compromise, leading Estonia - which holds the rotating EU presidency - to put off a vote definitively endorsing the deal, initially scheduled for Wednesday.