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
PteroDynamics and Cornes to bring Transwing to Japan news Yves Le Marquand 17 Oct 24 0 PteroDynamics has agreed a deal with Cornes Technologies to bring its Transwing unmanned aerial system (UAS) to Japan. The VTOL-capable UAS will be distributed by Cornes… Read more
Delta conducting inspections using drones following FAA approval news Yves Le Marquand 11 Oct 24 0 Delta TechOps is now conducting aircraft inspections using small, camera-based drones after the firm’s application was accepted by the FAA. Delta was granted the acceptance… Read more
Developing uncrewed R44s for crop-spraying Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Separating the wheat from the chaff is how we harvest over 750m tonnes of the stuff every year. Primarily done by combine harvester, the machine… Read more
Dufour Aerospace and Areion renew partnership news Yves Le Marquand 30 Sep 24 0 Dufour Aerospace has renewed its partnership with US drone firm Areion which includes purchase of 40 Aero2 drones with options for an additional 100 aircraft.… Read more
Pyka Series B raises $40m news Yves Le Marquand 25 Sep 24 0 Pyka has raised $40m in Series B funding to continue growth of its dual-use product line for commercial and defence markets. The round was led by… Read more
Matternet secures Light UAS Operator Certificate in Switzerland news Yves Le Marquand 11 Sep 24 0 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… Read more
Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight news Yves Le Marquand 6 Sep 24 0 Brazilian startup Moya Aero has released footage of the first ever transition flight with its sub-scale tiltbody uncrewed eVTOL aircraft prototype. The flight, using… Read more
Xplorate granted ‘unprecedented’ 500km-plus BVLOS authorisation news Yves Le Marquand 29 Aug 24 0 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… Read more
Orkney drone mail delivery service gets extension news Yves Le Marquand 28 Aug 24 0 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… Read more
Scottish drone trial transports NHS lab samples for first time news Yves Le Marquand 27 Aug 24 0 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… Read more
Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 24 0 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… Read more
UK’s first permanent vertiport opens near Snowdonia news Yves Le Marquand 16 Jul 24 0 Now open for drone and eVTOL testing, the UK’s first permanent vertiport has been constructed at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre. Known as a permanent or temporary… Read more
AIR launches uncrewed cargo variant news Yves Le Marquand 21 Jun 24 0 AIR has expanded into the cargo and logistics market with an uncrewed variant of its AIR ONE eVTOL. Read more
Meet the crop spraying startup with plans for space exploration Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 14 Jun 24 0 From grain belts to asteroid belts. Psyche Aerospace’s 23-year-old CEO and founder plans to disrupt Brazil’s agricultural aviation industry before switching his attention beyond the… Read more