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Meet the Team: Max Gossling, Remote Pilot
From offshore drone deliveries in the North Sea to technical bridge inspections and heavy-lift operations at wind farms, Max has seen his fair share of excitement. Having started as a contract Hub Operator before progressing to a full-time Remote Pilot, Max shares how Skyports has helped him build a career, the projects that have tested…
Meet the Team: Cheska Rojas, Project Manager
To deliver the best service we can, our Projects team are critical for acting as the touchpoint between our customers and our flight operations teams. Here, we catch up with Cheska Rojas, one of our Project Managers, to get a deep dive on the role of a PM, with some top tips for customers on how they can help guarantee the success of their drone operations from the start.
PORT AUTHORITY AND SKYPORTS DRONE SERVICES TO COMMENCE YEARLONG CARGO DRONE TRIAL FLIGHTS BETWEEN MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN
The yearlong trial will be the latest in the Port Authority’s work to assess the viability of drone cargo routes that may one day be used to deliver goods for public benefit.
EAMS Robotics Enters into Strategic Partnership with Skyports Drone Services
Skyports has formally entered into a partnership with EAMS Robotics, helping to advise how EAMS’ type-certified drones can support high value business use cases in Japan.
Skyports Drone Services brings automated BVLOS “drone-in-a-box” aerial surveying to German construction leader HOCHTIEF, piloted from Spain
Conducting routine aerial surveying of the Rheinbrücke Leverkusen bridge in Cologne, Germany, technology will provide HOCHTIEF with next level data insights to accurately manage construction progress
Meet the Team: Ricky Bhargava, Director of Safety and Regulation
There’s a lot that happens behind the scenes to get our drones in the air. One of the most critical pieces of the puzzle is getting the right regulatory approvals in place and ensuring that we have top safety frameworks in place. We catch up with Skyports’ Director of Safety & Regulation, Ricky Bhargava, to hear how he applies his safety experience from crewed aviation to our operations, how the regulatory landscape has evolved in the last five years, and what more needs to be done from a regulatory standpoint to unlock the full potential of drones.
Meet the team: Grant Eaton, Flight Operations Manager, Australia
Grant Eaton is one of our Australian Flight Operations Managers, and has been central to getting us settled in and kicking off live operations.
Here we catch up with him to hear about everything he’s been up to, from setting up our Remote Operations Centre in Sydney for BVLOS flights, to executing a 150km drone survey for a major Australian infrastructure project.
Come on in: Skyports’ new flagship Drone Operations Hub
Join us for a quick virtual tour of our new facility, which provides us with the state-of-the-art facilities we need to drive our global operations to the next level.
Skyports Drone Services commences maritime drone demonstrator “BlueWater 2”, supporting UK green shipping
Supported by Innovate UK’s CMDC 6, project will see active drone operations across four maritime use cases, including: emissions monitoring, offshore drone delivery, long range maritime surveillance & automated port surveillance and monitoring
Meet the team: Chloe Prescott, Hub Operator, Royal Mail
Since 2023 Skyports and Royal Mail have been operating the UK’s first permanent inter-island drone delivery service, delivering mail to the island residents of Graemsay and Hoy in the Orkney Islands. Here we catch up with Chloe Prescott, one of Royal Mail’s Hub Operators, who works with Skyports’ remote pilots to make the service run like clockwork and help ensure island residents get their essential mail delivered on time.
Meet the team: Darryl Woon, Flight Ops Manager, Singapore
Singapore is one of our main global drone operations hubs. Here we catch up with Darryl Woon, FlightOps Manager in Singapore, to hear about some of the unique challenges that come with operating drones in such a densely populated city, and how he oversees operations that run seven days a week for one of our customers.
Skyports Drone Services, RWE and Skyways conduct Germany’s first long-range drone deliveries to offshore wind turbines
Flying an automated ~80km round trip from RWE’s operation and maintenance base, and carrying cargo of up to 10kg, trial demonstrated drones’ ability to improve logistical flexibility in challenging offshore environments