FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, April 10, 2025 — The European airspace is one of the busiest and most complex in the world. As traffic demand continues to rise, it is important that all airspace users are able to be seen while flying and are also able to see each other. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has therefore worked with aviation authorities to launch two new initiatives to increase visibility and operational safety for General Aviation (GA) operators. While commercial aircraft have long been equipped with Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS), the cost and weight of such equipment meant it could not be used on smaller GA aircraft, which are mostly used by private pilots. One of the key actions of the EASA GA Flightpath 2030+ has been to work with the aviation community to develop affordable solutions to tackle the safety challenge of preventing mid-air collisions, particularly in uncontrolled airspace where aircraft have historically used only visual separation – known as “See and Avoid”. Technological development has reached a stage where low-cost ¡Conspicuity devices are within reach of any GA pilot. (....)