It seems that roughly every decade, we make an advance in wireless telecommunications that propels our ability as a society forward, enabling incredible new technologies and services. In the early days of cellular communications, around the late 1980s and early 1990s (I won’t bother starting earlier since most of those earlier systems were too expensive […]
We’d barely wrapped up a post about the amazing accomplishments SkyX has achieved over the past year…when we chalked up yet another significant milestone. This one took place on December 10, with four members of the SkyX team on Salt Spring Island – one of the Gulf Islands between the BC mainland and Vancouver Island. […]
We realized, the other day, we were marking quite an anniversary. On November 23, 2017, the SkyX team executed an extraordinary mission that became the buzz of the oil and gas world. We took SkyOne, our Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft down to Mexico, along with about half the SkyX team. The goal? […]
Huge Week for SkyX SkyX was at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow – #FIA18 – one of the two biggest air shows on the planet. (The other is Le Bourget, and is held outside of Paris on alternating years.) This show features all of the major aerospace players: Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin – and many more. […]
FOR RELEASE MAY 7, 2018: SkyX Obtains Canada-Wide Standing SFOC SkyX Ltd., Canada’s leading long-range aerial data acquisition and analysis company, has received a nation-wide Standing Special Flight Operations Certificate, or SFOC, from Transport Canada. This will allow the company to conduct aerial survey and inspection flights across the country in uncontrolled airspace and within […]
Over the past two years, SkyX has had many reasons to celebrate. We’ve nailed multiple significant milestones, as outlined here. We’ve flown a 100+ BVLOS autonomous mission abroad, as described in detail here. (There’s been more, of course, but unfortunately we can’t reveal everything!) The nice thing about all this? Our achievements have not gone unnoticed. In […]
Wow. What an amazing ride it’s been so far at SkyX. So much achieved in a short time frame by a growing, dedicated team. A little more than two years ago, in January of 2016, SkyX was basically starting from scratch in a small office in downtown Toronto. CEO and Founder Didi Horn had just […]
Welcome to Mexico. No beaches, no nightlife – but the real, authentic deal. In late November, about half of the SkyX team packed up a massive amount of gear, including two drones, and set off to Mexico. The mission? To demonstrate the SkyX technology for an oil and gas partner, who was looking for a […]