Algerian Air Force plane crash - An Ilyushin Il-76TD with 257 people onboard crashes in Algeria
11th April, 2018

The threat of drones on the safety of civil aviation

The UAV market is exploding. In 2015, 300 000 hobby type drones have been sold in the United States. Thousands of drone operating businesses have been approved in the USA in 2016, and over 1 million of drones are flying around the world. The number crew reports indicating a missed collision with a drone are increasing alarmingly. A collision between a drone and aircraft could have dramatic consequences. With the increasing number of drones in service, and the increasing number of drone pilot, many of them ignoring the regulation, is there a real threat for the safety of the civil aviation? How the Civil Aviation Authorities take into account this new trend? (read more...)