The use of drones for airport asset management
Ferrovial Airports prepares its airports for the future by studying the incorporation of drones into its asset inspection regime at Southampton Airport.
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Ferrovial Airports prepares its airports for the future by studying the incorporation of drones into its asset inspection regime at Southampton Airport.
With air capacities reaching their max, the airport industry is continually under pressure to invest in modern ATC/ATM solutions and establish new methods that can help relieve restrictions. This in-depth focus explores the challenges airports face in air traffic control and management, but also highlights the options available to progress…
Drones are here, and they are here to stay. There are a myriad of exciting and smart ways in which drones can be used for both commercial activities and public service – from delivering medical supplies to remote locations, through to surveying pipelines and delivering parcels – as well as…
The partnership’s first product, to be launched later this year in the UK market, is a mobile app (for Android and iOS devices) enabling operators to purchase ‘pay-as-you-fly’ drone insurance at the touch of a button.
Opening the ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Symposium in Abuja yesterday, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed the importance of a globally coherent regulatory framework for the management of unmanned air traffic.
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS), the German air navigation service provider, and Deutsche Telekom have organised a Drone Detection Day to call attention to the challenges and opportunities stemming from the increasing number of drones being operated in the skies above Germany.
Five flights were diverted yesterday evening Sunday 2 July after a drone was spotted.
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ICAO announced its goal of developing a common global framework for traffic systems for drones, known in technical terms as UTM systems.
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Jeff Poole, Director General at the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), queries how drones can safely be incorporated into our airspace.
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