Switzerland
Switzerland is not an EU member. Do not treat an EASA rule as a Swiss permission. FOCA is the door. This is an editorial understanding as of October 2026. Readership rank was not measured.
Separate plan, trial, and routine service. Links on this shelf are an editorial selection, not the most-read articles in the country.
- FOCA
An institutional homepage. Follow it to the current uncrewed page. Not a readership rank.
citation-level - ICAO
The international door, including crewed aviation. Not that country's uncrewed permit.
citation-level - JARUS publications
Known as a door to publications such as SORA. This card did not re-check the edition.
citation-level - Nature Communications — Stolaroff et al. 2018
An energy-comparison paper. Not this country's regulation. Placed as a shared reference on the shelf.
citation-level - Specific category
FOCA outlines STS, PDRA, SORA and LUC routes; foreign authorisation does not remove Swiss cross-border requirements.
full-text - Introduction to the specific category
FOCA's introduction explains when an operation moves beyond the open category into the specific category.
search-result - Frequently asked questions on drones (FAQ)
FOCA's FAQ provides national guidance on drone and operator requirements.
search-result - Drones in logistics
Swiss Post's logistics overview provides context for trials, interruptions and the evolution of its drone activities.
search-result - Development and regulation of civil drones in Switzerland
FOCA's 2024 report examines civil-drone development and regulation in Switzerland.
search-result - Post übergibt ihren Drohnenbetrieb an Matternet
Swiss Post's 2022 transfer to Matternet clarifies the distinction between postal involvement and operational responsibility.
search-result - Weitere Drohnenflüge in Lugano
Additional Lugano flights in 2017 document the development of early medical transport trials.
search-result - Un drone trasporta campioni di laboratorio sul lago di Zurigo
A 2018 Lake Zurich laboratory-sample case illustrates the contrast between road detours and direct air routes.
search-result - La Poste prévoit d’utiliser des drones pour le réseau hospitalier du Tessin à Lugano
The initial Lugano hospital-network plan should be compared with later flight reports rather than treated as an outcome.
search-result - La Posta riprende i voli con i droni a servizio della medicina
The 2019 medical-flight resumption announcement helps trace changes following an operational interruption.
search-result - Un drone della Posta trasporterà campioni di laboratorio tra l’Ospedale universitario e l’Università di Zurigo
A 2018 hospital-to-university sample transport plan highlights research facilities as logistics endpoints.
search-result - La Posta e Matternet riprendono l’impiego dei droni dopo la pausa dovuta al coronavirus
The 2020 restart after a pandemic pause shows that non-technical conditions also affect service continuity.
search-result - Matternet launches world's longest Urban Drone Delivery route in Zürich — Matternet.com
Matternet describes 2022 test operations on a roughly five-kilometre Zurich hospital route with controlled chain of custody.
full-text - Drone flights — Skyguide
Skyguide explains drone-flight coordination from the air-navigation perspective.
search-result - Swiss U-Space app: frequently asked questions — Skyguide
The Swiss U-Space app FAQ describes digital coordination functions and their scope.
search-result - U-Space-Dienste
FOCA explains the services used in U-space and their distinct information and coordination roles.
search-result - SUST investigation report SUI-9903: Matternet delivery-drone accident
The accident-report link was inaccessible during review; detailed findings are not inferred from its title.
search-result - U-Space
FOCA's U-space overview connects the common European framework with Swiss implementation.
search-result - Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA)
FOCA's SORA page explains the risk-assessment route in the Swiss authorisation context.
search-result - Implementation of U-space in Zurich
The Zurich implementation page addresses local U-space designation and service deployment.
search-result - SA 44: Amendment instructions in regard to drone components
Safety advice on component amendment instructions highlights configuration control and maintenance information.
search-result - SR 590: Measures to ensure that take-off of drones is prevented in unsuitable environmental conditions
FOCA discusses post-accident environmental safeguards while explicitly stating that weather did not cause the accident concerned.
full-text - SR 587: Impact energy of a drone descending to the ground by parachute
A safety recommendation addresses parachute-descent impact energy; fitting a parachute alone does not establish ground safety.
search-result - Drones and model aircraft
Communications-office guidance covers radio equipment and spectrum requirements alongside aviation permissions.
search-result - Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) | EASA
Common European SORA methodology; check national implementation.
search-result - Implementing regulation - 2019/947 - EN - EUR-Lex
Common European operating regulation; check amendments and local conditions.
search-result - ED Decision 2025/018/R - EASA
European guidance update for the specific category.
search-result - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 - EASA
European rules for UAS and third-country operators.
search-result - Unmanned aircraft systems - Internal Market, Industry ...
European harmonised-standards reference for direct remote identification.
search-result - U-SPACE | EASA
Common European framework for U-space services.
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