Month: September 2019

The challenge behind control of UAS In the past five years the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has grown dramatically in Australia and new operational demands are emerging across quite different user segments. While there is rapid growth in small UAS that are quite inexpensive and easily acquired by members of the public, other

City prepares to take the high road It may seem like a flashback scene from the animated sitcom The Jetsons, but fast forward into 2023 and Melbourne will be one of the first three cities globally to host the launch trialling the commercial passenger drone technology – Uber Air. Melbourne was shortlisted from a global

Boom Amid The Droughts And Flooding Rains It has been a boom year for Outback scenic flight operator Trevor Wright and his Wrightsair aviation group, thanks to two unusually heavy cyclonic deluges in north-western Queensland. The combination sent floodwaters surging through the Channel Country into Lake Eyre, and sent tourism numbers surging along with it.

Forces move to defend against ‘hostile’ UAVs Has the war of the drones started? The explosive expansion of the drone industry, driven by stunning technical innovations, has caught the global regulators off guard. Developers now offer unheard of commercial opportunities, and regulators are struggling to analyse the past five years, never mind what is coming

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Perth Airport has secured a new Chinese carrier with China Eastern to fly between Perth and Shanghai Pudong over a five-week period in early 2020.