Five on Friday: Xplorate, Ethiopian Airlines and Airbus roundup Yves Le Marquand 28 Mar 25 0 With a renewed contract and a new aircraft delivery, Xplorate took two steps this week to further assert itself as a world leader in remotely… Read more
Five on Friday: AutoSpray, Dassault Systèmes and Elfly roundup Yves Le Marquand 24 Mar 25 0 This week the UK Civil Aviation Authority issued an operational authorisation to AutoSpray Systems to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations with its 120kg… Read more
Moya Aero gets $2m to build drone ground control system news Yves Le Marquand 12 Mar 25 0 Moya Aero has been awarded a $2m grant to develop a portable ground control system for high-capacity drones by the Brazilian government. The grant comes… Read more
US Navy expands contract with PteroDynamics news Yves Le Marquand 21 Feb 25 0 The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has deepened its relationship with PteroDynamics through a fresh contract expansion worth $4.65m. PteroDynamics, a developer… Read more
US utility secures FAA exemption for BVLOS operations news Yves Le Marquand 19 Feb 25 0 Southern Company has become the first utility company in the US to secure a Part 91 exemption for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations… Read more
Skyports announces projects in Saudi Arabia and UAE news Yves Le Marquand 12 Feb 25 0 Skyports Drone Services has made its first entry into Saudi Arabia through a collaboration with Iot Squared, a joint venture between the country’s Public Investment… Read more
Wingcopter to begin offering BVLOS surveying news Yves Le Marquand 11 Feb 25 0 German drone manufacturer Wingcopter is expanding beyond cargo drones to include the sale of long-range BVLOS LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) surveying products. To do… Read more
Pipistrel’s cargo drone completes hover flight test news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jan 25 0 Pipistrel has completed a first hover flight of its hybrid-electric VTOL unmanned aircraft Nuuva V300. Completed at Textron subsidiary Pipistrel’s facility in Savogna d’lsonzo, Italy,… Read more
Drone strike sharpens focus on ‘effective’ airspace management Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 16 Jan 25 0 Last week, a De Havilland CL-415 water bomber was damaged after it collided with a drone whilst fighting the wildfires that have and continue to… Read more
Propeller Drones, Airwayz and FlightOps team up for Israel’s first BVLOS drone flights news Yves Le Marquand 28 Nov 24 0 Propeller Drones has chosen unmanned air traffic management provider Airwayz to execute its $7m Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) contract to conduct autonomous drone flights. The… Read more
Building a drone network that matters to people Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 13 Nov 24 0 In 2023, DoorDash alone delivered over two billion takeouts to US customers. That is one company. Between DoorDash and Uber Eats, the pair made nearly five billion… Read more
FAA authorises ANRA to deploy BVLOS technology in New York news Yves Le Marquand 8 Nov 24 0 Airspace management solutions provider ANRA Technologies has received a letter of acceptance (LOA) from the FAA to deploy its strategic conflict detection and aggregated conformance… Read more
FAA approves Amazon drone to begin deliveries in Arizona news Yves Le Marquand 7 Nov 24 0 Amazon customers in Tolleson, Arizona can now receive deliveries of small items via drone following FAA approval. The US regulator has cleared Amazon’s MK30 drone… Read more
Xplorate completes ‘first ever’ remote pipeline inspection using a drone news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 24 0 Xplorate has successfully completed the inspection of a 550km export pipeline under the largest beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) approval in Australia. In doing… Read more
Matternet brings drone delivery to Silicon Valley news Yves Le Marquand 3 Oct 24 0 Residents of Silicon Valley can now take delivery of items such as groceries via drone as part of a programme launched by Matternet. The drone… Read more