Gatwick and Heathrow will invest millions in anti-drone equipment
Gatwick and Heathrow will spend millions of pounds defending their airfields from drone disruption, following the events at Gatwick just before Christmas.
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Gatwick and Heathrow will spend millions of pounds defending their airfields from drone disruption, following the events at Gatwick just before Christmas.
Gatwick Airport's runway partly re-opens after more than 33 hours of being closed, which left more than 350,000 passengers stranded.
Flights at Britain’s second busiest airport, London Gatwick, remain suspended today (Thursday 20 December) after several sightings of drones flying near its airfield. The closure has caused disruption to thousands of people travelling before Christmas.
The British public remain sceptical about the use of drones, according to the latest figures released by air navigation service provider, NATS.
At the end of day two of the #AITS18 conference we would like to thank all those that attended and contributed to the event. We provide an overview of the day's most popular topics.
Operation Zenith, an ambitious drone demonstration at Manchester Airport, has shown that drones can be flown safely alongside manned aircraft in controlled airspace.
The first-ever worldwide standards for the drone industry are being released by the International Standards Organisation (ISO).
A drone user has been successfully prosecuted after flying too close to a police helicopter, it was captured passing underneath the helicopter by an on-board camera.
Wellington Airport was closed as the airspace was encroached upon by a drone, flying at 300-feet and within three kilometres of the runway.
They went mainstream only a few years ago, but drones are already making a big splash in the market. Thanks to the ability to buy them off of a shelf, drones are being adapted for commercial use. There are only so many human controllers can do though and, future drone…
Dr. Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General, affirmed the need for responsive regulatory frameworks to support the safe integration of unmanned air traffic innovations into the global aviation network at ICAO's Unmanned Aviation Week.
The online hub for drone pilots operated by Airways New Zealand announced that its database of registered pilots has topped the milestone mark.
New drone regulations set to put India on drone development map, while app is hoped to instil "no permission, no take off" in drone users.
The paper aims to establish policies to guide ACI and its members and establish a global airport position with industry and regulatory bodies in the development and application of regulations and standards for the safe operation of drones at or in the vicinity of its member’s airports.
The CAA continues its national 'Share the Air' campaign, aiming to improve relations between drone users and other airspace users.