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SINGAPORE, 1 November 2019 –( ASIA TODAY )– Changi Airport Group (CAG) and The Drone Racing League (DRL) – the world’s only professional circuit for drone racing – today announced a partnership for Singapore to host its first professional drone race, the DRL Allianz: Singapore Champions, at Gardens by the …

Recent incidents have shone a spotlight on the need for counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) in the airport market, with manufacturers set to showcase their systems here at the Paris Air Show. In December, UAS sightings at Gatwick Airport led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights just ahead of the …

New details about the incidents involving drones that caused travel delays at Gatwick Airport in the lead up to Christmas suggest they could have been an insider job. Drones were spotted flying around the London airport days out from Christmas last year, causing chaos with flights in and out suspended …

SALISBURY – A request for additional funds to fix a deteriorating electrical system at the Salisbury airport this week highlighted the need for extensive capital improvements at the facility. On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council approved a request from Airport Manager Dawn Veatch to use $46,770 from contingency funds to …

More than 40 flights headed to Newark Liberty International Airport were disrupted as the airport temporarily shut down arrivals Tuesday after a pilot reported a drone coming within about 30 feet. A pilot on a Southwest Airlines flight first reported the device at 4:44 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation …

Arriving flights were halted at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday when a drone was spotted near a neighboring airport, officials said. Two airplanes headed to Newark reported seeing a drone around 5 p.m. over Teterboro Airport, a smaller airport located roughly 18 miles northeast of Newark, the …

Departures from London’s Heathrow Airport were suspended for about an hour overnight after a drone sighting. The shut down comes just three weeks after Gatwick, Britain’s second-busiest airport, was closed over three days because of drone sightings. Heathrow Airport tweeted: “We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and …

London’s Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest hub in terms of passenger numbers, said it has suspended all departing flights on Tuesday following a drone sighting. “We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and are working closely with the Met Police to prevent any threat to operational safety,” the airport’s …

Some of the drone sightings near Gatwick during the airport shutdown may have belonged to police, it has emerged. Sussex Chief Constable Giles York made the admission as he said he felt “really sorry” over an innocent couple being held for 36 hours in connection with the disruption. He insisted …

A police chief has said that some of the Gatwick Airport drone sightings could have been police drones – that had been sent up after the original sighting. Police have revealed that they received 115 reports of sightings in the area, including 92 which have been confirmed as coming from …