Aircraft Inspections With Drones Accelerate Toward Next Evolution

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Aircraft Inspections With Drones Accelerate Toward Next Evolution

Several aviation companies made headlines last year for achieving regulatory acceptance to conduct drone-based inspections from their local civil aviation authorities. Delta Air Lines in the U.S. is now authorized to conduct inspections on its Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and Jet Aviation in Switzerland is allowed to perform general visual inspections (GVI) and lightning strike inspections on all the aircraft it handles, including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream models.