EASA launches drone economy dashboard in fourth release of Innovative Air Mobility Hub

Image COLOGNE, May 23, 2025 — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched the fourth release of its digital space for the exchange of information on drones and electric aircraft, the Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) Hub. The new release focuses on updated EU statistics, EASA Member States (MSs) population density and land use data, Geo Zones in EASA MSs, as well as a revised version of the drone database in preparation of the upcoming e SORA functionality. The provision of EU-wide population density data was the top priority identified by stakeholders at the EASA IAM Implementation Forum in October 2024. The IAM Hub was launched in December 2023 and enables cities, regions, national authorities, operators, and manufacturers that have a role in the introduction of these air taxi and drone services to connect. They can then share and exchange reliable information and data. This fourth release is part of Phase 2 of the overall programme and contains the following new elements:There are now more than two million registered drone operators in Europe. The latest data of the growing drone economy also for your country are available at the IAM Hub drone economy dashboard. The protected part of the EASA database of approved drones for EU operations was updated to include all information needed to run the IAM Hub e SORA application. e SORA is currently being tested with EASA Member States (MSs) and the IAM Hub Task Force to facilitate and harmonise operational approvals...