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Canard Drones is one of the three Spanish technology companies, invited by AENA to the ICAO Innovation Fair, held in Montreal between September 22nd and 23rd. CANARD presents its solutions, already developed, that offer an enormous advantage in the inspection, calibration and certification of visual and radio aids for airports.

AERIUM Analytics and CANARD Drones Conduct Successful Precision Approach Path Indicator Calibration at Edmonton International Airport Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. August 16, 2019 (Edmonton, AB) – AERIUM Analytics, CANARD Drones and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) have successfully teamed up for a first at a Canadian airport, using a drone at night to enhance safety […]

On the night of July 23rd, CANARD's smart solution was used for the inspection of the Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) of runways 26R and 26L at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. Personnel from airport maintenance, lighting and operations were present to oversee the inspections and validate the procedure and solution. The inspection took a […]

Last Wednesday 17th of July 2019, CANARD performed the verification of all PAPI systems at Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (Spain). This operation is the 6th airport for AENA inspected with our solution, as part of the tender awarded to CANARD in 2017 for PAPI verification and calibration with drones. This operation was carried out during the day, […]

Last 26th of July, CANARD performed the calibration for the commissioning of 2 PAPI systems at a small regional airport in a remote island of a South Pacific nation. This marks a milestone, as it was CANARD's first operation in the region. The installation of the new LED PAPI units was part of the project […]

Last Friday 26th of April 2019, CANARD performed the 5th PAPI inspection for AENA. This operation was carried out at Burgos Airport (Spain), as part of the tender that AENA awarded to CANARD in 2017 for PAPI verification and calibration with drones.

On the week of April 15th, CANARD carried out the calibration of all PAPI systems in Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris, France. This is a total of 8 calibrations, performed in 2 nights, taking advantage of scheduled runway closings for maintenance. This means that no airport operations were affected at all. On the […]

CANARD broke ground in Sweden last Wednesday. On the 7th of March 2019, we performed the first operation in Sweden with our solution. In addition to our first visit to Sweden, it was the first inspection carried out in such weather conditions (snow and below 0ºC temperatures). The scenario of this feat was Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER), a […]

On the 28th of February 2019, CANARD conducted a successful inspection of PAPI and runway lights at Teruel Airport, in Spain. The operation was carried out as a demo of the capabilities of our system in front of a potential huge customer in the aviation industry. The operation included the verification of the PAPI system at […]

On the 6th of February 2019, CANARD successfully performed the inspection of the PAPI systems at Huesca-Pirineos Airport, operated by AENA. This inspection was the 4th service for AENA under the ongoing contract signed in August 2017 for the verification and calibration of PAPI using drones. In addition to the verification of the PAPIs of runways […]

Este martes, 15 de enero, Su Majestad el Rey Felipe VI ha inaugurado el nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (AIRM), que se añade a la extensa red de instalaciones, esencial para el turismo, una de las actividades más importantes de nuestro país. CanardDrones ha participado en la verificación de radioayudas y de […]

Polish Aviation Authorities stated “there are no obstacles to introduce RPA-based solutions into aerodrome manuals” in a communication to CANARD. Our solution is considered a “a proven method of PAPI system calibration and verification”. This is the result of a test and live presentation performed by CANARD last October 26th at Olsztyn-Mazury airport, in Poland. The […]

The eleventh ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN2018) has been held in Nairobi, Kenya from 10 to 14 December 2018. It has been hosted by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). ​ICAN2018 provides States with a central meeting place to conduct multiple bilateral (regional or plurilateral) air services negotiations or consultations. It offers a forum for the participants to learn […]

October 21 – October 23 2018 Airport Operations & Maintenance Conference CANARD met with representatives from the FAA to discuss UAV-Regulatory & Operational Perspective. The Great Lakes Chapter-AAAE last conference brought very good news for the drones Industry.  The FAA has shown interest on how to improve the efficiency of airport maintenance using RPAs, considering that drones […]

CANARD´s project DRAMS  has been granted with a SME Instrument Horizon 2020 EU funding programme Drone-based Radio Aid Measuring System (DRAMS) is being developed for the calibration and Flight Inspection of ILS and VOR systems. CANARD DRONES technology, based on the state-of-the-art unmanned aircrafts, is a novel approach to allow more precise, rapid and cost-efficient Flight […]