Researchers Find Drones Can Cause Significant Damage to Aircraft November 29, 2017 By Alan Levin The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation’s skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in...
Amazon’s Delivery Drone Project Focuses on Birds (and How to Avoid Them) May 22, 2017 By Adam Satariano and Marie Mawad Amazon.com Inc.’s development of package-delivery drones is progressing to the point where the company is now thinking a lot about...
Amazon and UK Government Form Partnership to Test Drone Deliveries July 26, 2016 By Gwen Ackerman Amazon Inc. and the British government have announced a partnership to test the e-commerce giant’s aerial drone parcel delivery system...
Pilots: Don’t Underestimate Safety Threat Posed by Drones April 7, 2016 By Justin Bachman You’re landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on the “expressway” approach—it’s called that because you come in low enough to...
U.K. Eyes Requiring Drones to Fit Anti-Collision Technology for Aviation Safety March 10, 2016 By Eddie Buckle Britain is considering whether civilian drones will have to be fitted with technology intended to prevent collisions with airplanes after...
Drone Flies Within 20 Feet of Air France Jet Above Paris; Investigation Under Way March 4, 2016 By Andrea Rothman A drone came within 5 meters (20 feet) of a potentially catastrophic collision with an Air France plane coming in...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm November 25, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Troy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a...