“SafeDrone by Lufthansa Technik” launches new service: Health Condition Monitoring
"SafeDrone by Lufthansa Technik" is on the verge of launching a new online service, Health Condition Monitoring (HCM), allowing manufacturers and users to monitor...
Operational safety cases for drones, Part 6 – Balancing the safety components
Once you have examined each of your safety components it is time to pull them together to see how they interconnect with each other. There...
Raytheon Coyote UAVs help NOAA track and model Hurricane Maria
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used six Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Coyote® unmanned aerial vehicles to track and model Hurricane Maria. Launched from...
US Army helicopter collision with a drone is a “catastrophe waiting to happen”
DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO), a global provider of drone detection and mitigation products, notes a September 22, 2017 New York Post report on a collision...
Operational Safety Cases for Drones, Part 5 – Processes
The final component of a coherent safety argument is Processes - or more properly, the environment in which the activity takes place and how...
Fire spotting aircraft allegedly hits drone in Oregon
Fire Spotter Bradley Goldman thinks he may have hit a drone. Reports reached me yesterday of this incident, but Mr Goldman has broken cover...
Operational safety cases for drones, Part 4 – Platform
Having looked at the human component, the 4th article of the series will look at the next safety component, the technological component at the...
Turkish ANSP and Aireon to Collaborate on Real-Time Space-Based ADS-B Implementation
Aireon announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI), Turkey’s Air Navigation...
NCDOT Reminds Drone Hobbyists: No Drones in Disaster Zones
As Hurricane Irma approaches, the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Division of Aviation is urging drone hobbyists not to fly while disaster relief and...
Operational safety cases for drones – Part 3 People
Now that you thought about operational safety cases and audited your operation and have an understanding of the safety culture that exists within it,...
