Aviation safety regulator mulls drone crackdown
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has released the terms of reference for its review of the regulations governing the use of drones.
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Call for urgent action on drone safety
An inquiry into the regulations governing the use of remotely piloted and unmanned drones has called for immediate action to strengthen safety rules.
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Favourable wind for fully autonomous drones
Earlier this week, Ran Krauss was flying high. The Israeli CEO and co-founder of Airobotics, makers of a fully autonomous drone platform, had just scored a world first, gaining approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel to fly his company's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the country’s airspace without human intervention.
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Qantas tests virtual reality for in-flight entertainment
Forget in-flight iPads; Qantas is about to pilot virtual reality goggles on the heads of its customers.
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Telstra to extend 4G network to the sky
Airplanes may soon no longer provide a refuge from work emails: Telstra has revealed it is testing 4G services for commercial flights.