It was widely reported this weekend that there was a near miss involving a drone and a jetliner. The event which happened on March 22nd over the skies of Tallahassee, Florida was acknowledged by FAA Administrator Jim Williams at a Drone Conference in San Francisco last Thursday. Williams was addressing a group of 150 participants at the Small Unmanned Systems Business … [Read more...] about Why Did the FAA Wait Two Months to Report Drone Near Collision?
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British Airline EasyJet to Use Drones for Plane Inspection
On Wednesday, British Airline EasyJet said they plan to install a system of drones to help engineers with the inspection and assessment of the company's fleet of Airbus A319 and A320 planes. EasyJet demoed the techology at its Luton headquarters on Wednesday, saying the drones will cut down inspection time from a full day to only a couple of hours. The airline is working … [Read more...] about British Airline EasyJet to Use Drones for Plane Inspection
