The UK’s aviation regulator has granted permission to a tech company to trial routine long-distance drone services, bringing another country into the global race to make drone use an everyday part of economic activity.
The move was announced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday. It will allow Sees.ai — which operates drones at industrial sites for inspection, monitoring and maintenance — to run so-called "Beyond Visual Line Of Sight" (BVLOS) services at three sites without pre-authorising each flight.
Described by the CAA as a "significant step forward for the drone industry", the trial could also open the door to other long-range drone services, such as commercial deliveries of the type being trialled in countries including the US, Japan and Malaysia.
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