The VAWG (Visual Aids Working Group) of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), at its eighteenth meeting, proposed raising the inclusion of PAPI calibration procedures with UAVs in its ADM4 document (Aerodrome Design Manual, Part 4) to the ICAO Secretariat. Canard Drones assisted in the elaboration of the procedure, and participated in this meeting as […]
On the night of November 25th, CANARD performed the inspection of 2 PAPI systems at Paris-Orly Airport, operated by AdP. The runway was the recently renamed 07/25 (previously 08/26). This is the 5th operation by CANARD in France, proof of the trust that AdP has put into our solutions and technology. The inspection was performed […]
Canard Drones and AENA (The Spanish Airport Operator) have signed a collaboration agreement, to evaluate and validate the results of research and development in the field of maintenance of airport pavements and infrastructure. It includes inspection and calibration of air navigation aid systems, as well as of the generation and optimization of solutions in this […]
The Spanish Air Force is working in the validation of the ILS receiver developed by Canard Drones, as well as the associated tools (drone & SW) for its potential use in the calibration of ILS. This project, which started in December 2018 with the Spanish Air Force and DGAM (Dirección General de Armamento y Material), […]
Last October 18th, CANARD successfully conducted the first PAPI inspection with drones in Italy. The whole operation, including the planning and authorisations took just 1 week, as ENAC (the Italian CAA), offered the opportunity of testing CANARD's solution at Milan-Linate airport. The operation included the inspection of the PAPI systems at both runway headers, 18 […]
On the night of Thursday October 17th, 2019 CANARD successfully conducted the first Visual Aids inspection with RPAs in a Swiss airport. The scenario was Geneva International Airport (GVA/LMGG), the 2nd busiest airport in Switzerland. The airport has a single concrete runway (04/22), which is the longest in Switzerland with a length of 3,900 m […]
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, […]
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