Avinor report 40 illegal drone flights last year
Last year, Avinor reported 40 individual episodes where drones came too close to Norwegian airports. According to Avinor, many of the illegal flights are due…
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A blood sample was transported by drone from the hospital in Forde
For the first time in the Norwegian health system, a blood test is carried with a drone. It was sent from Førde Central Hospital to…
Tourists arrested for flying a drone at a naval base
Two tourists (from Poland) in their 30s were arrested after they flew drones around Haakonsvern naval base in Bergen, Sunday. According to police, espionage is…
Kallmyr tones down drone threat to Norwegian oil and gas
“Norwegian oil and gas facilities are secured,” says Justice Minister Jøran Kallmyr (FRP) to NRK. At the same time, he is considering the possibility of…
Pilot tells of near collision with drone
A pilot at the school, Pilot Flight Academy said that on Thursday he came near to colliding with a drone at Gardermoen Airport according to…
Drone at Sola led to the re-routing of aircraft traffic
Flight traffic was redirected after a drone was spotted near one of the runways at Stavanger airport Sola on Sunday. The airport was notified of…
Drone used after a landslide in Orkdal
Drone used after a landslide in Orkdal, tenant perished Crime technicians and geologists are in place on the site where a landslide has hit a…
Drone Stops Gardermoen Air Traffic
Wednesday, June 13th, all evening arrivals at Oslo’s Gardermoen airport were suspended for a period of about 20 minutes after an unidentified drone was seen…
Drone caused Oslo airport to close incoming air traffic for 20 minutes
Oslo airport was closed for incoming air traffic on Tuesday afternoon for 20 minutes after a drone was observed in the air near the airport….
Syria shot down Israeli fighter plane
Syria shot down Israeli fighter plane An Israeli fighter plane has been shot down by Syrian air forces and has crashed in northern Israel. The…
Many warnings of illegal drone use
The Civil Aviation Authority, the police, and Avinor, are working hard against drone flights near airports. Penalties and imprisonment will be the consequence, said the…
More than 35,000 drones sold in Norway
The sales of drones heavier than one kilo have now exceeded 35,000 in Norway. That’s just the start, the trade association for unmanned aircraft says….
KDI fears drone drop of arms to dangerous prisoners
The Correctional Directorate fears that criminals will use drones to drop weapons to the prisoners. Because of this they ask for a no-fly zone over…