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Drones and airplanes. Ground rules and countermeasures at airports

Objective: to avoid the repetition of what happened to Gatwick

After what happened at London-Gatwick airport two weeks ago, where a drone (or more than one) forced many aircraft to stay on the ground or divert them to other airports, in 2019 will increase the controls and countermeasures near the infrastructure strategic transport so as to avoid similar situations. In Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has already announced that from the next months...

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Canberra, Australia, 01/02/2019 11:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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