Germany’s national airline carrier announced that it would explore ways to integrate drone use into its business model. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said the carrier may delve into drone pilot training and UAV maintenance as new market opportunities. Spohr told the Financial Times that the company has “considerable know-how” in the sector and … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Looks to Drones for Future Fixes
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Italy, France, Germany Sign European Drone Project
(S0urce: euractiv.com) Italy, France and Germany agreed on Monday to develop a European drone programme for reconnaissance and surveillance, seeking to inject momentum into a proposal first considered in 2013 to reduce reliance on U.S. and Israeli technology. In a joint signing ceremony, the defence ministers of the three countries pledged a two-year study to lay the … [Read more...] about Italy, France, Germany Sign European Drone Project
Caballero & Hesselbarth Consulting and Integrating UAS in Europe
With 2015 tipped as a key year for the commercial UAV industry, new software, tech, businesses and regulations are all expected to enter the market. One such business is German start-up company Caballero & Hesselbarth Consulting, and they are certainly one to watch. Caballero & Hesselbarth Consulting was founded by two former army officers and Forward Air Controllers, who … [Read more...] about Caballero & Hesselbarth Consulting and Integrating UAS in Europe
Regulation Clips Wings of U.S. Drone Makers
(Source: Wall Street Journal Online) In four years, Service-drone.de GmbH has emerged as a promising player here in the rapidly expanding commercial-drone industry. The 20-employee startup has sold more than 400 unmanned aircraft to private-sector companies and now is pitching its fourth-generation device. Over the same period, Seattle-based Applewhite Aero has … [Read more...] about Regulation Clips Wings of U.S. Drone Makers
Deutsche Post Launches Drone Deliveries
(Source: The Local.de) Medicine deliveries to a pharmacy on a North Sea island will be made by a drone, Deutsche Post announced on Wednesday, in the first project of its kind. It is the first time that an unmanned drone will be used for a practical business purpose in Europe, the company claims. Inhabitants and visitors on the island of Juist, which has a population … [Read more...] about Deutsche Post Launches Drone Deliveries
