Hong Kong, July 23 -- Industry leader, Air New Zealand and ST Engineering are testing drones for aircraft MRO inspections at the aerospace company's facility adjacent to Changi Singapore Airport.
The global MRO has produced a drone, DroScan, that travels around the surface of the aircraft taking images. Algorithms process the images to detect and classify defects that are passed to engineers for repairs.
Air New Zealand chief ground operations officer, Carrie Hurihanganui, said using the drone to inspect aircraft takes two hours instead of up to six, making for more cost efficient airline operations.
"We have trialled Droscan on a number of our aircraft undergoing maintenance in Singapore and believe drones will improve inspection qualit...