Drone strike sharpens focus on ‘effective’ airspace management

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jan 25

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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…

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Propeller Drones, Airwayz and FlightOps team up for Israel’s first BVLOS drone flights

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Nov 24

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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…

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Building a drone network that matters to people

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Nov 24

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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…

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FAA authorises ANRA to deploy BVLOS technology in New York

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Nov 24

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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…

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FAA approves Amazon drone to begin deliveries in Arizona

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Nov 24

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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…

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Xplorate completes ‘first ever’ remote pipeline inspection using a drone

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Oct 24

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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…

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Matternet brings drone delivery to Silicon Valley

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Oct 24

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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…

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Matternet secures Light UAS Operator Certificate in Switzerland

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Sep 24

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Drone delivery specialist, Matternet has been granted a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation.  This certification is the…

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Xplorate granted ‘unprecedented’ 500km-plus BVLOS authorisation

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Aug 24

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Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has authorised Xplorate to operate its remotely piloted aircraft 500km-plus beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the Queensland…

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Orkney drone mail delivery service gets extension

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Aug 24

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Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their drone delivery service in Orkney, Scotland by announcing it has been extended…

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Scottish drone trial transports NHS lab samples for first time

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Aug 24

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A drone trial led by AGS Airports in partnership with the NHS has transported laboratory samples for the first time in Scotland. The 35-minute flight…

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FAA authorises Zipline and Wing for BVLOS operations in Dallas

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Jul 24

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 The FAA has authorised Zipline and Wing to operate commercial drone flights without visual observers in the same Dallas-area airspace, in a first for US…

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Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jul 24

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Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern…

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SwissDrones closes Series B worth over $10m

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Yves Le Marquand

16 May 24

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SwissDrones has this week closed its Series B funding round, securing over $10m from investors.  The equity growth will advance the aerial intelligence company’s ability…

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Wingcopter opening type certification process in Japan with ITOCHU

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Apr 24

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Wingcopter’s application to begin type certification of its delivery drone in Japan has been accepted.  The news marks the first time a foreign company’s drone…

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