US-based drone manufacturer Aria Insights, formerly CyPhy Works, has closed its doors for good. Former CEO Lance Vanden Brook confirmed the news, answering DRONELIFE’s request with a brief statement: “Aria Insights has ceased operations effective March 21, 2019.” It’s a short epitaph to a good company, and unfortunate evidence that …
Read More »The Advanced Drone Operators Toolkit Offers a Manual for Gov…
At the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, the Advanced Drone Operators Toolkit – a user-manual for governments wanting to scale drone delivery – was released. This open source resource is a collection of lessons learned, a collaboration with 10 civil aviation authorities from five continents, 8 international government organizations and …
Read More »Josh Ziering: What the Commercial Drone Industry Can Learn f…
The following is a visitor submit by Kittyhawk co-founder and chief pilot, Joshua Ziering. Kittyhawk is a number one built-in drone operations platform supplier. May 22 is a vital day in aviation historical past. It’s additionally an vital day in authorized historical past. In 1906, the Wright Brothers had been …
Read More »South Korean Government to Invest 1.2 Trillion in Drone Indu…
Determined to be a part of rising Asian drone trade, the South Korean authorities has introduced that it’s going to make investments an additional 1.2 trillion gained (over $1 billion) in the trade over the subsequent 5 years. Korean information shops report that the nation’s Ministry of Land, Transport and …
Read More »DJI Expanding in Latin America
The Kathmandu Post experiences that drone producer DJI is about to broaden in Latin America – centered on the industrial sector. The Chinese producer is the undisputed international chief in the patron drone market, with estimates of their market share starting from 50% to a whopping 70%. Increasingly, DJI’s drones …
Read More »Jobs in the Drone Industry: Who Gets Hired, and Why?
The drone industry can be fickle. While some drone companies have suffered through widely publicized failures – and consequent layoffs – in the last year, many are thriving. With new customers, new products, and new funding some drone companies are expanding rapidly: but finding the right staff to support that …
Read More »How and Where to Invest in the Drone Industry
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Read More »5 Skills You Need to Get a Drone Job
target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> wp-image-42446″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-1024×575.jpg” alt=”drone job” width=”420″ height=”236″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-1024×575.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-300×169.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-768×431.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px”/>With the enactment of Part 107, the US expects thousands of new commercial drone operators to enter the market this year. The FAA predicts that 90% of those new operators will be small …
Read More »The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
As the drone industry matures, drone manufacturers rush to partner with other technology companies: leveraging new products in order to provide more functionality, new solutions, or an entree into a new vertical. These 5 recent partnerships could provide their players with a critical edge in the industry, and up the pace of development …
Read More »SenseFly and Maptek Partner on Drone Mining Solution
Commercial drone manufacturer senseFly has partnered with 3D modeling company Maptek to provide a complete solution for the mining industry. The partnership seems like a perfect fit – the eBee commercial drone, a market leader in agriculture and other industrial applications, combined with a proven technology company with existing penetration in …
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