A jetpack nears to commercial liftoff, but the man who started it fears his vision of a personal jetpack will remain grounded.
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-jetpack-nears-liftoff-creator-grounded.html#nRlv
Planes collision
Planes collide in Indonesia. A Batik Air Boeing 737 carrying 56 people was preparing to takeoff when its wing struck a smaller Trans Nusa plane, which was being towed. All passengers were evacuated safely.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/planes-collide-runway-indonesia/story?id=38144387
Accident of sightseeing helicopter
A sightseeing helicopter crashed in Tennessee on Monday, killing five people.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/04/us/tennessee-sightseeing-helicopter-crash/index.html
Drone racing has taken off
A new kind of competition has taken off: drone racing. "60 Minutes Sports" got up a closer look. The pilots wear FPV goggles so they are receiving streaming video from a camera on the drone.
Drone racing may become so addictive.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drone-racing-as-sport-takes-flight/
Plane crashed on a freeway
A small plane crashed on a Southern California freeway Saturday, slamming into a car and killing a woman in the vehicle. 1 killed and 5 others injured.
Drones up to 25 kilograms for farmers
Australian farmers will soon be able to fly drones weighing up to 25 kilograms over their property without an unmanned aircraft operators certificate. That is a drone that can take a pretty good payload, a bit of chemical around for crop spraying, cameras and other gear to do visual inspections.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-01/new-drone-regulations-to-benefit-farmers/7293392
Meteor crashes on Jupiter
Amateur astronomers have filmed what looked like meteor crashes on Jupiter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/03/30/amateur-astronomers-captured-footage-of-a-space-rock-crashing-into-jupiter/
Deadly crash of MU-2 plane
Deadly crash of pilot and co-pilot in the Iles de la Madeleine. The plane - MU-2 was first built in the 1950s and was involved in hundreds of crashes causing more than 330 deaths.
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/plane-involved-in-deadly-crash-has-spotty-safety-record-1.2838309
Drones for bridge inspectations
Michigan testing drones for bridge inspections. A traditional bridge inspection for example typically involves setting up work zones, detouring traffic and using heavy equipment. Drones are safe, reliable and less expensive.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/03/28/michigan-drones-bridge-inspections/82356034/
Opening the emergency exit door
A passenger of an Airbus A321 opened the emergency exit door because he wanted to go to the bathroom causing a three-hour delay and costing the airline tens of thousands of dollars.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-29/don-t-open-plane-s-emergency-door-for-the-toilet-
Police using drones
Police using drones in the search for missing people. The two-year-old boy was playing outside with the family dogs when he disappeared Tuesday evening. It's the fourth day of a search for Manitoba toddler Chase Martens.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2601141/how-police-are-using-drones-in-the-search-for-chase-martens-and-other-missing-people/
The Boom Plane Concept
The Hypersonic aircraft revolution: The Boom concept plane could fly New York to London in 3.4 hours with fares a quarter of the price than Concorde.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/aviation/boom-supersonic-plane-virgin-space-company/index.html
New Report
Military UAVs are considered a key component and an integral part of a country's defense system. This conducted to new report being added: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Market, By Value and Volume Analysis and Forecast, 2015-2020.
http://www.econotimes.com/Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicles-UAV-Market-By-Value-and-Volume-Analysis-and-Forecast-2015-2020-182123
Plane crash in Russia
Passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia crashes on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport. All the 55 passengers aboard and seven crew members died.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-crash-idUSKCN0WL036
The 27th Women in Aviation International Conference
The 27th annual Women in Aviation International Conference took place last week in Nashville, Tennessee, bringing women with a passion for aviation together from all over the world. The event breaks records with nearly 5,000 participants.
http://www.flyingmag.com/women-in-aviation-breaks-records
Drones to monitor wildlife
The wildlife monitoring projects move from traditional methods to drone technology. The research found that drones are much more precise at monitoring the size of seabird colonies in tropical and polar environments than more traditional ground counts.
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-drones-revolutionize-ecological.html
Footage over Area 51
It’s one of the most famous places in U.S. history, and these clips will probably be the last aerial drone footage ever recorded of Area 51. Hans Faulkner took in August 2015 some footage of the super-secret government base.
http://www.blastr.com/2016-3-14/might-be-last-aerial-drone-footage-ever-recorded-area-51
Drones to monitor rowdy spring breakers
Drones are the latest policing tool to monitor rowdy spring breakers. Unlike bigger cities with access to helicopters, police in the Gulf Coast resort community decided to add drones to their arsenal because they wanted a way to monitor chaotic crowds from above.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/03/09/the-latest-policing-tool-to-monitor-rowdy-spring-breakers-drones/
Drones to deliver food orders
Foodpanda hopes to become one of the first takeaway services to start using drones to deliver orders in Hong-Kong markets. The start-up wants to be fully automated after becoming operationally profitable in all its markets in February.
http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/1925091/skys-limit-drone-food-deliveries-foodpanda-eyes-new-hong-kong-markets
The Winner of The World Drone Prix
Teenager from U.K. wins world drone racing competition, The World Drone Prix, in Dubai. The competition tests the drone's speed and a pilot's agility, with built-in obstacles and tight turns.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/12/470199604/world-drone-racing-competition-underway-in-dubai