Reading Time: 2 minutes Keen to find like-minded drone enthusiasts in the local area or promote your aerial services? DJI has launched a social platform called DJI+ Discover to help you do exactly that. It’s accessible via the DJI+ Discover app, which is available on both iOS and Android. The idea is to give drone enthusiasts a place to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer, announced today that it is training first responders in Europe to use drones in rescue operations. The project, which will be rolled out in partnership with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), a Brussels-based NGO, could improve efficiency and save lives. “Drones are transforming the way first response […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes In conjunction with releasing the report, the FAA reiterated its work to reduce UAS hazards to manned flight through education and enforcement. Between last August and the end of January 2016, nearly 600 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were reported in the vicinity of airports and aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) latest UAS […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Drone delivery might be years away in the North America, but it’s becoming a reality in Rwanda this summer. A San Francisco-based drone delivery company says it’ll start making its first deliveries of blood and medicine in Rwanda in July. Zipline International Inc., backed by tech heavyweights like Sequoia Capital and Google Ventures, demonstrated its […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fiery helicopter crash in eastern Tennessee killed a local woman, her grown son and daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend, in addition to the pilot, authorities and relatives said Tuesday. All five people aboard the helicopter, a single-engine Bell 206L tour craft manufactured in March 1977, were killed when it slammed into the ground at […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The FAA has announced a web-based commercial drone registration process to register small drones from March 31. The web-based system is designed to significantly decrease the time spent by commercial drone operators to register their aircraft. The registration fee is $5, the same fee that recreational drone operators pay. “Registration is an important tool to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the FBI’s fight with Apple over unlocking the iPhone belonging to suspected terrorists dies down, a new battle has broken out: the FBI has now ordered drone manufacturer DJI to unlock a Phantom 3 drone downed at 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s private headquarters in Florida. DJI has refused to unlock the drone for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The helicopter training centre run by CAE in Norway has been awarded as an Airbus Helicopters approved simulation centre for H225 recurrent training. To maintain this approval going forward, CAE must adhere to a schedule of audits and regular monitoring. CAE is the first independent simulation training provider to receive this distinction. Nick Leontidis, group […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes After a comprehensive risk analysis, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) “blanket” altitude authorization for Section 333 exemption holders and government aircraft operators to 400 feet. Previously, the agency had put in place a nationwide Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) for such flights up to 200 feet. The new […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Blade, the on-demand transportation startup sometimes called “the Uber for helicopters”, is offering a special service for users heading to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April. For $695 a seat, the startup will be shuttling people from Van Nuys Airport to Palm Springs, close to where Coachella will be taking place. Users […]