It's happened again. Following high-profile disruption after drone sightings at London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Newark Liberty and, most recently, Dubai International airport, another has grounded air traffic. This time it was at Dublin airport in Ireland, where flights were delayed for around half an hour after a pilot spotted a drone near the … [Read more...] about Flights Were Grounded At Dublin Airport After Another Drone ‘Sighting’
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UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Was Foreseeable
As the dust settles over the drone incident at London's Gatwick airport before Christmas, officials seem no closer to understanding what happened, who was responsible or even if anyone actually was responsible. Iain Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, took time out this week to speak at a briefing at the Science Media Centre in London. He argued that … [Read more...] about UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Was Foreseeable
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
UK Government Releases Report on Drone Regulation Consultation, DJI Responds
The UK Government has announced its intention to move forward with plans to extend existing regulations around drone use. The report, published in response to a consultation with various industry stakeholders in 2018, outlines new police powers to tackle drones misuse and more. You can read the consultation report in full, here. The main headlines from the report are as … [Read more...] about UK Government Releases Report on Drone Regulation Consultation, DJI Responds
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
