Commercial
7‑Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer, and Flirtey, a leading independent drone delivery service, announced they have completed the first fully autonomous drone delivery to a customer’s residence to advance research toward integrating drones into the National Airspace System. This delivery is the first time a U.
Events
Experienced pilots are once again invited to take on an aerial obstacle course in the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-sponsored Small Unmanned Aerospace System (sUAS) Challenge during this year’s fly-in at the 64th annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) convention held July 25-31 in Oshkosh, Wis. As part of the challenging daily
Commercial
Airbus demonstrated aircraft visual inspection using a drone at the Farnborough Airshow. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), equipped with a high definition camera, performed visual inspection for the upper part of the aircraft. It was flown using an automatic flight control system supervised by a human pilot. The drone followed
Commercial
Like its Republican counterpart in Cleveland, next week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia is a “No Drone Zone.” Philadelphia and its surrounding communities are off limits to drones under flight restrictions the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has put in place from 2 p.m. on July 25 through 5
Business
Skycap and Skeye announced the merger of their two companies, continuing under the name 'Skeye'. Skeye will instantly enter the European market as a top 3 provider of unmanned aerial inspections and extend its services portfolio with specialised aerial imagery. Skeye will continue to grow its UK and
Commercial
A new joint venture between global asset management consultancy, Amey, and VTOL Technologies, will use precision, long-range drones to transform asset management inspections – making it safer, quicker and easier to assess vital infrastructure such as bridges and railways. Richard Butterfield, AmeyVTOL’s Service Development Director said: “Doing more with less
Commercial
AT&T has reached another milestone by launching the trial phase of our national drone program. Led by Art Pregler, our national drone program is driving innovation, and focuses on how AT&T and our customers can benefit from drone-based solutions. Art's team brings decades of
Commercial
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has tapped the usage of drones in an effort to give an endangered species hope for survival. The endangered species in question is the black-footed ferret, which is affected by the declining population of prairie dogs. Prairie dogs are the main source
Commercial
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has warned operators of drones in unapproved areas without certification to desist from the practice or face prosecution that could result in 5 to 30 years imprisonment. The caution follows an earlier announcement by the GCAA over moves to issue New Directives on the
Commercial
ABS Group, a provider of technical inspection and verification services to the global power and wind energy industries, has signed an agreement with DroneView Technologies to deliver joint aerial wind turbine and equipment inspections utilizing sophisticated drone technology as a cost-effective solution.As an advanced technology, drones provide a data-driven
Commercial
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced at the Farnborough Air Show that its company-owned Predator C Avenger RPA system has achieved a historic milestone in receiving a FAA-issued Experimental Certificate (EC), enabling it to perform routine operations in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). “Beginning with the
Testing
As the wheels of NASA’s Ikhana Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) touched down on Thursday, June 30, a two-month flight test series came to a close, concluding an essential stage in the agency’s research into technologies that support safe integration of UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). Flight