Austrian Airlines Testing Drones For Maintenance Inspections

Credit: Austrian Airlines
VIENNA—Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has been testing the use of drone technology to inspect paint and structural damage on its fleet of 36 Airbus A320 family aircraft. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were developed by Toulouse-based manufacturer Donecle and will be tested through year...

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