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January 21, 2020

Autel Robotics Introduces 8K Evo II Drone

Calls The Aircraft A 'Mavic Killer'

A new drone from Autel Robotics was introduced at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The 8K Autel Evo II is billed as a potential "Mavic Killer" by the company.

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Flyability Opens Denver, CO Office To Support Growing Demand In The U.S.

City Selected For Centralized Location And Technology-Focused Community

Flyability, Swiss creator of the Elios 2 drone for indoor inspections, has opened its first U.S. office in Denver, CO to continue its rapid expansion into U.S. markets and offer more robust support to customers and partners.

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Air Ambulance Down Alaska's Unalaska Bay

Crew Of Three Survived The Ditching

An LifeMed medevac King Air went down in the waters of Unalaska Bay last week shortly after takeoff from an airport in the Aleutian Islands. The plane and crew were enroute to Adak near the west end of the Aleutian chain to pick up a patient, but was airborne for only a few moments before going down in the water.

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GAO: FAA Could Better Leverage Drone Test Site Program

Recommends That The FAA Develop A Data Analysis Plan For Test Site Data, Share More Information

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review FAA’s management of the test sites. The report generated by the review examines, among other things: (1) the research conducted at FAA’s designated UAS test sites, and (2) how FAA is leveraging and sharing information from the test site program to advance integration. GAO reviewed relevant statutes and regulations, reports, and FAA guidance; analyzed test sites’ efforts, including flight test data submitted to FAA from 2015 through 2018; and interviewed FAA officials, test site representatives from all 7 test sites, and 18 test site users, selected to include a range of perspectives.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From Hawaii Tour Helo Accident

Seven People Fatally Injured In The Accident

The NTSB has released its preliminary report from an accident which occurred December 26, 2019, about 1657 Hawaii standard time, involving an Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire when it collided with terrain about 24 miles northwest of Lihue, Hawaii. The commercial pilot and six passengers were fatally injured.

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