Chief National Investigative Correspondent WYFF News 4 Investigates: Defending airports from drones Updated: 8:14 PM EST Nov 7, 2019 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CAROL: HERE IN THE U.S., THIS IS THE FIRST-EVER NATIONAL DRONE SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. NIGEL: BUT IN A YEAR-LONG INVESTIGATION, OUR NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT FOUND U.S. AIRPORTS …
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The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) and Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) have formed a Blue Ribbon Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Mitigation at Airports. The Task Force brings together a cross-section of officials representing the airport, UAS, and manned aviation communities to refine procedural practices …
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GEO 2.0 will be phased into DJI’s European drones later this month, with the firm asking customers to update their flight control apps and aircraft firmware to ensure the updates are implemented. Estonia, Croatia and Greece are among the new countries to be added to the system, which already counted …
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Updated January 20, 2019 11:20:09 Photo: Drones grounded flights at the UK’s Gatwick airport for days around Christmas. (AP: John Stillwell) New figures show pilots at Australian airports have spotted hundreds of drones in restricted airspace in the past two-and-a-half years, but experts say Australian law complicates the use of …
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Gatwick and Heathrow Airports have reportedly ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth “several million pounds”. It comes after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month. Transport minister Chris Grayling met police, aviation and defence chiefs on Thursday to discuss the issue, The Times reported. The technology is said …
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Despite world-wide concerns about unmanned aircraft buzzing around airports, suppliers of commercial drone-detection equipment generally have been looking elsewhere for sales. With aviation authorities in the U.S., U.K. and other countries urging a go-slow approach to deploying such systems until regulations are in place, industry officials say military facilities, correctional …
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(Bloomberg) — As thousands rush to complete journeys disrupted by the recent drone incursions at London Gatwick airport, here’s a guide to how the aviation industry is responding, and what the long-term fallout might be. Managing Chaos Airlines have a legal duty to get travelers to their destination, no matter …
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