At yesterday’s annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced new proposed rules to allow drones to fly overnight and over people without waivers under certain conditions. Chao said that the time was right to move forward on 3 new DOT initiatives …

Transport Canada has announced new rules for drones, which will take effect in June of 2019.   The new rules require more training, licensing and registration, and specify which drones may be used for “advanced operations.”  As always, the devil is in the details: and the list of approved equipment …

Scotland Yard is appealing for sharp-eyed plane spotters to help police the skies around Heathrow after drone sightings caused chaos at Gatwick. Aviation enthusiasts are being asked to join the Met Police’s volunteer scheme, “Heathrow Airport Watch”, to help prevent crime and terrorism. It comes just weeks after Gatwick Airport was …

Nate Lee [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons Last week, the drone industry – including leading drone advocacy group The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) – joined a rally organized by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) to urge U.S. lawmakers to end the government shutdown. “…participants …

EHANG 184 AAV Manned Flight Test by EHANG CEO Mr. Hu Huazhi (PRNewsfoto/EHang Holdings Limited) News and commentary.  A few years ago audiences were wowed by the idea of eHang’s drone taxis.  Last year, Digital Trends prefaced their “The Best Drones We Saw (And Flew) at CES” saying “Every year, drones …

Recreational drones haven’t caused a major airport shutdown in Canada — like what happened at London’s Heathrow Airport earlier this week — but they have led to delays and plenty of near-misses with airplanes. As the number of recreational drones in Canada explodes, more of them are flying dangerously close to airports, a CBC News …

Attendees fill the South Hall as the doors open on the first day of CES 2019 on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas January 9, 2018. ― AFP pic LAS VEGAS, Jan 12 ― After catastrophic wildfires in southern California late last year, the Israeli startup Watergen sent in its …

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 …

newsJanuary 11, 2019 at 4:05 pm Scottish Conservative list MSP for the Highlands and Islands, Jamie Halcro Johnston. Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston says he has been in contact with Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. (HIAL) regarding the possibility of security issues involving drones. This follows recent incidents …

In addition to being the world’s leading provider of thermal imaging solutions, FLIR offers one of the most comprehensive libraries of resources for commercial drone operators available.  From two seasons of the FLIR DELTA series – “street truth” for drone operators on topics covering a wide range of commercial applications …