Content Category Business Operations
|
Delivery Drones Being Tested by Nordic Company
|
on April 15, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com 
|
|
Mekonomen Group, a chain of spare-car-part suppliers in the Nordic region, is testing out deliveries via drone. This new shipping method will facilitate faster deliveries and increased cost savings, the group says, adding that the drone is particularly suitable in inaccessible areas where the difference between the road and the straight-line distance is significant. Because the aircraft reduce the usage More
|
|
Ohio, Ontario Companies Partner for Industrial UAV Distribution
|
|
on April 15, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
Event 38, an Akron, Ohio-based manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for industrial use, has partnered with National Air Services, a supplier of drone-based photography, inspection, and search and rescue services, as well as flight training schools. Under this agreement, National Air Services, located in Auroroa, Ontario, will offer Event 38's E384 drone and proprietary software to clients throughout Ontario More
|
|
Amazon's FAA Drone Authorization: Take II
|
|
on April 14, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
A few weeks after receiving its experimental airworthiness certificate, Amazon has been given the OK - a Section 333 exemption - to move forward with its unmanned aerial system testing for package deliveries, Amazon Prime Air. The UAS, to be used for outdoor "aerial data collection," is "an Amazon-manufactured multi-rotor small UAS that has been described to the FAA in More
|
|
AIG Announces FAA Approval for Commercial Use of UAVs
|
|
on April 08, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
American International Group Inc. (AIG) says it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct inspections for risk assessment, risk management, loss control and surety performance for U.S. customers. The exemption also permits AIG to implement a research and development (R&D) program to explore new ways to employ UAVs for More
|
|
Bechtel Integrating Drones into Construction Projects
|
|
on April 07, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
Bechtel has been granted permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the commercial use of unmanned aerial system technology. This allows Bechtel to operate a Skycatch UAS for construction projects in the U.S. Founded in 1898, the engineering, project management and construction company has worked on more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents. The company More
|
|
Utah Organizations Come Together to Form UAS Alliance
|
|
on April 06, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
In an effort to establish Utah as a viable hub for the commercial use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), several organizations in the state have partnered to form the Mountain West Unmanned Systems Alliance (MWUSA). The group comprises the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), the Utah Film Commission, Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems, Utah Valley University, and several local More
|
|
B2B Drone Delivery Takes Flight in the U.K.
|
|
on March 24, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
FPS, a U.K.-based supply-chain solution provider, has completed what it believes to be the first U.K. business-to-business delivery made by a drone. The product delivered was a Gates belt tensioner from the FPS automotive aftermarket product range. The item was delivered from FPS' national distribution center in Sheffield to local customer Brakeline.FPS partnered with Yorkshire-based Droneflight for the project. A More
|
|
Amazon Prime Air Makes Headway on Delivery-by-UAV Plans
|
|
on March 20, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
Amazon has received a Federal Aviation Administration experimental airworthiness certificate to test an unmanned aerial system design that the company will use for research and development and crew training. Under the provisions of the certificate, all flight operations must be conducted at 400 feet or below during daylight hours in visual meteorological conditions. The UAS must always remain within visual More
|
|
New Commercial UAS Exemptions Involve Myriad Industries
|
|
on March 17, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
Six more commercial entities - spanning several industries - have landed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 333 Exemptions to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS): Aetos Group Inc., BNSF Railway Co., Build Imagery LLC, FalconSkyCam, Quiet Creek Corp. and Sky-Futures UAS Inc. According to the FAA, Aetos Group’s approval covers aerial inspections of plant infrastructure. This includes “flare stacks, elevated pipelines, More
|
|
State Farm is Ready to Put its Drone Authorization to Use
|
|
on March 17, 2015 by Unmanned-Aerial.com
|
|
With its recent Section 333 Exemption, State Farm says it is the first insurer in the U.S. to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permission to test unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for commercial use. The approval provides the insurer the opportunity to research this new technology and potentially deploy it in ways that could benefit customers. State Farm plans to explore More
|
FAA UAS Test Sites
Follow Us
Popular
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its "summary grant" process for issuing Section 333 exemption approvals for commercial unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations. [...]
Read More
First announcing it simultaneously in three different countries, DJI has introduced a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV): the DJI Phantom 3. On April 8, [...]
Read More
In an effort to simplify its process of granting commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) authorizations, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released what it [...]
Read More
Social