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Mark Bathrick, of the US Department of the Interior, should know what it takes to succeed in commercial drone business.  He runs a department that is one of the United States’ leaders in use and integration of UAV technology.  His department runs a project managing over 500 million acres and using …

photo credit: Makayla Wheeler, 2Drone Gals Commercial drone operators hoped that Part 107 would provide some relief from the long and expensive process of receiving a Section 333 Exemption from the FAA.  Certainly, the new rules allow many more drone operators to work legally, and they have created a far …

Entertainment company Spin Master Corp.  and DR1 Racing, the drone racing series, have announced a partnership involving the Air Hogs brand of remote control vehicles. As a result,  Air Hogs will be present in all three of the DR1 Racing series in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The partnership will …

JobForDrones announces the launch of a new website, featuring deep functionality to allow professional drone operators to find commercial drone customers. The new site is a global network that allows licensed drone operators to create profiles featuring their skills, search jobs in their region, and bid on jobs posted on …

Airnest has long been a go-to application for target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”>DJI pilots. Its intuitive interface and easy-to-use tools have made flight planning straightforward for plenty of aerial photography enthusiasts. But now the application is taking a step towards commercial flyers, with a flight logging platform designed to help new and …

Danish Minister of Higher Education and Science Ulla Tørnæs announces Denmark’s New Drone Strategy at SDU. Source: SDU Denmark’s drone research program is flying higher after receiving a multi-million-dollar government boost. The University of Southern Denmark last month received a $4.4 million grant from the Danish government to fund a …

As drone-related businesses continue to grow – along with new regulations – schools specializing in pilot training and certification are taking flight everywhere –including Australia. In Perth, Global Drone Solutions has launched a program that is fast becoming the standard in training schools across Western Australia. In a recent interview …

wp-image-9638″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353.jpg” alt=”Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353″ width=”323″ height=”178″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353.jpg 640w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Parrot-Toy-Drones-640×353-300×165.jpg 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px”/>News and Commentary. Europe Air Sports (EAS)  and the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), Europe’s leading model aircraft communities similar to the AMA, have issued their response to the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) proposed ruling on recreational drones.  EAS and …

wp-image-42946″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-1024×574.jpg” alt=”invest in drone industry” width=”336″ height=”188″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-1024×574.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-300×168.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-768×431.jpg 768w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank.jpg 1280w” sizes=”(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px”/>Drones are big business.  Regardless of how you slice the research, the drone market is projected to be worth billions in the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate …

wp-image-43445″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sweden-1133261_640.jpg” alt=”sweden-1133261_640″ width=”314″ height=”176″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sweden-1133261_640.jpg 640w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sweden-1133261_640-300×168.jpg 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px”/>Sweden, usually viewed as forward thinking and innovative, has now effectively banned camera drones.  A decision by the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court (which can be read here in Swedish) places photos taken by drones in the same category as heavily …