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Skyports Deploys BVLOS Drone Inspections at HumeLink West

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Skyports Drone Services has permanently deployed a DJI Dock 2 drone hangar at the Maragle substation construction site of the HumeLink West transmission line project in New South Wales, Australia, operated from a remote operations center in Lane Cove, Sydney, conducting fully automated beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) surveys once every two weeks, covering up to five times the area of conventional methods in a single day, with mission ranges of approximately 8-10 kilometers. The deployment is based on the Broad Area BVLOS Drone Approval issued by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to Skyports, allowing it to self-approve BVLOS operations in eligible remote and sparsely populated areas. Skyports says it plans to add such deployments at more Australian operating sites in the third quarter of 2026, with the global total of hangars reaching 25 by the end of the year and more than doubling by 2027.