Carbonix drones fly ‘out of sight’ to survey power network

Drone manufacturer and solutions provider Carbonix has flown its drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS), completing a mission with SA Power Networks inspecting 150km of powerlines in remote South Australia. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approved BVLoS mission paves the way for Carbonix’s drones to inspect South Australia’s vast electricity distribution network of…

Carbonix, Skyports team up to scale drone BVLOS operations

Composite drone manufacturer Carbonix has announced a partnership with London-based UAV operator, Skyports Drone Services, to scale beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations across Australia using its long-range vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.  According to a statement on Wednesday, the first phase of the partnership will see Skyports Drone Services “embed specialist international…