https://australianaviation.com.au Australia's Leading News Source in Aviation Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:42:09 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://australianaviation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-AAV0003_AustraliaAviation_Logo_Reversed-1-1.jpg https://australianaviation.com.au 32 32 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-signs-frequentis-deal-to-manage-growing-drone-traffic/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-signs-frequentis-deal-to-manage-growing-drone-traffic/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:37:50 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1380379 The partnership comes after an Airservices report released last month indicated that drone use in Australia is expected to rise from 1.5 million flights per year in 2023 to 60 million in 2043, or an average of 20 per cent per year for the next 20 years.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/03/airservices-signs-frequentis-deal-to-manage-growing-drone-traffic/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/australia-to-see-60-million-drone-flights-a-year-by-2043/ https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/australia-to-see-60-million-drone-flights-a-year-by-2043/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 03:34:58 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1375483 A report by Scyne Advisory for Airservices Australia predicts that drone flights will increase by an average of 20 per cent per year for the next 20 years. Australia saw around 1.5 million drone flights in 2023.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/02/australia-to-see-60-million-drone-flights-a-year-by-2043/feed/ 0 https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/12/nz-trials-integrating-drones-into-controlled-airspace/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:25:40 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1362347 The “first of its kind” trial, led by Wisk Aero and including RPAS operator Insitu Pacific, the NZ Civil Aviation Authority, ATC operator Airways NZ, and Indigenous-led aerospace venture Tāwhaki, incorporated take-offs, landings, and navigation through controlled and uncontrolled airspace.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/12/casa-launches-pre-christmas-drone-safety-blitz/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 02:47:28 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1362083 The aviation safety watchdog says there are currently around 1.8 million drone users in Australia, with “millions more” expected to buy or receive their first drone over the next year. Its ad campaign, which rolled out on Sunday, includes social media, retail partners, digital video, and digital display.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/11/unsw-school-race-day-looks-for-the-next-generation-of-drone-pilots/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:53:51 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1360398 The event on Tuesday was part of the launch of UNSW’s new bachelor of aviation majoring in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), which combines theory with a practical component facilitated by SLS NSW’s Australian Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Service (AUAVS).]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/11/uber-style-platform-aerologix-buys-drone-mapping-firm/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:00:49 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1359276 The deal to purchase Mappa came alongside news the Australian Uber-style platform had raised a further $2 million in a fresh funding round.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/10/hogging-the-skies-new-study-tracks-feral-pigs-with-drones/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:54:52 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1330075 The study, which combined GPS tracking with aerial drone surveys, found that mornings in the wet season and early evenings offered the best time to survey wild pig populations, with early evenings offering a detection probability of 50 to 75 per cent.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/10/casa-approves-drone-that-examines-power-outages/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:59 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1327690 The authorisation covers RocketDNA’s X-Bot, which works with two autonomous drone docking systems, the DJI Dock System and the Hextronics Global drone station.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/09/carbonix-brings-in-international-drone-pilots-to-expand-operations/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:35:49 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1306871 The partnership will see international Skyports pilots embedded within Carbonix to perform data acquisition missions for the latter’s mining and energy clients. The pilots will aim to improve Carbonix’s operational capabilities over the long term.]]> https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/09/wing-expands-drone-delivery-in-logan/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:39:31 +0000 https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=1302153 Wing, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is partnering with Logan’s Hyperdome Shopping Centre for a DoorDash drone delivery hub. The service will be available from Hyperdome to 17 nearby suburbs, nine of which are new.]]>