INDIA AWAITS COMPREHENSIVE DRONE REGULATION AS USERS FLOUT EXISTING STRICT RESTRICTIONS
June 1st, 2017 Intrusion by unidentified drones in and around Indian airports has been causing security scares as experts warn of serious threats to approaching or departing aircraft. The risks are an indication of what can happen when regulators try to restrict an air navigation hazard with heavy handed rules. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) banned all drones from Indian air space in 2014, unless they had specific permission to fly (such permissions have rarely been forthcoming), pending the release of more flexible comprehensive rules (which have yet to be ...
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