Guest Post: This article published with permission from our partners at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. The Commercial Drones Industry: Global Outlook 2019 Happy New Year from DroneII! Hitting the ground running in 2019, we would like to start a timely conversation this year about the key trends in the commercial drone industry to focus on. As the industry … [Read more...] about DRONEII: 2019 Global Outlook for the Commercial Drone Industry
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DJI Urges Caution in Drone Incident Evaluation & UK Council Defers Drone Ban
Citizens of the UK are seeing drones everywhere these days. Even though there have been more confirmed sightings of the Loch Ness monster than images recorded of the drones supposedly running riot at London's airports. Still, as the fallout from Gatwick continues and events unravel, police remain adamant that a drone was involved and are searching for those … [Read more...] about DJI Urges Caution in Drone Incident Evaluation & UK Council Defers Drone Ban
Indemnis Parachute For DJI Drones Meets International Safety Standard
Back in 2017, Alaska-based Indemnis partnered with DJI to develop parachute standards and systems that could be deployed in an instant, protecting valuable multi-rotor cargo and, of course, whoever or whatever is unlucky enough to be directly underneath should an issue occur. Today, Indemnis and DJI have announced that the Nexus parachute system for the Inspire 2 drone has … [Read more...] about Indemnis Parachute For DJI Drones Meets International Safety Standard
State Farm Granted First National FAA Waiver for Damage Assessment Drone Flights
American insurance giant State Farm is flying into uncharted skies today after the company received the first-ever national drone-flight waiver granted to a corporation by the FAA. The waiver will allow State Farm to fly drones over people and beyond visual line of sight through November 2022. Last year, the FAA granted a similar – albeit temporary – waiver to deploy UAS … [Read more...] about State Farm Granted First National FAA Waiver for Damage Assessment Drone Flights
Apparent Drone Sighting Halts Departures at London Heathrow
A matter of days after London Gatwick was shut for 36 hours following reports of drones flying above the airport, reported drone sightings have halted departures at Heathrow, London's busiest airport. The situation does not appear to be as serious as that which unfolded at Gatwick in late December. We understand that there was only an hour or so during which flights were … [Read more...] about Apparent Drone Sighting Halts Departures at London Heathrow
