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Members of the G7, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, are reportedly discussing new sanctions against IranAir in response to Iran's recent drone strike against Israel, according to Bloomberg. The discussions are still private, and the specifics of the potential sanctions have not been detailed. The new sanctions [...]
Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel have reopened their airspaces following a temporary closure due to an Iranian drone attack on Israel. This escalation occurred after an April 1 Israeli airstrike on an Iranian embassy building in Damascus, which resulted in the deaths of several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including Brigadier General [...]
Following a recent drone attack launched by Iran on Israel, several nations in the Middle East have decided to close their airspace, resulting in significant disruptions to international flight operations. This strategic decision has grounded numerous flights and required others to divert, affecting thousands of travelers and major airline schedules across the region. The airspace [...]
A British Airways flight experienced a perilous encounter with a drone flying significantly above the legal altitude limit, according to safety investigators. The incident involved an Airbus A321 and occurred while the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 9,600 feet—far exceeding the UK's Civil Aviation Authority maximum height of 400 feet for recreational drones. [...]
UPS has received a major boost for its drone delivery ambitions, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted it permission to fly its drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of human operators. This means that UPS can now operate its drones over longer distances and reach more customers without the need for [...]
An Emirates Airbus A380 allegedly struck a drone upon landing at Nice Cote d’Azur Airport (NCE). According to an Aviation Safety Network report, the Airbus A380, registered as A6-EOM, struck “a large drone” while landing at NCE on August 18, 2023. The double-decker sustained damage to a section of the leading-edge slats, which the airline [...]
Emma Galarza, a senior engineer at Delta TechOps, is redefining aircraft maintenance with her distinctive role – piloting drones that conduct meticulous inspections hovering over airplanes. A key member of the Technology Development team, Galarza is pioneering autonomous drone technology to enhance the efficiency and safety of aircraft maintenance processes. Armed with a mechanical engineering [...]
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has completed the first flights in a commercial setting for the Canary remote piloted aircraft (RPA) on the Care by Air route, which is the company’s longest ever commercial route at 13.4km. DDC completed three round trip flights with the Canary on the Care by Air route, with all flights completed [...]
Passenger aircraft on maintenance of engine and fuselage repair in airport hangar Boeing is developing two innovative programs to improve aircraft maintenance and training readiness using 5G connectivity, drone inspectors and augmented reality (AR) technologies. The company is collaborating with the US Air Force and other partners to test and deploy these solutions [...]
Dronamics has become the first cargo drone airline to be officially assigned both IATA and ICAO designator codes. The drone firm has been assigned the IATA designator code “OY,” along with the accounting prefix “651.” The ICAO call sign “Black Swan” and the 3-letter airline designator “DXE” have also been assigned to Dronamics. Dronamics said [...]
