In North Carolina, PrecisionHawk Inc., a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, bought Droners.io and AirVid and will merge the companies to form a network of more than 15,000 commercially licensed drone pilots – making it the largest of its kind.
Since the Federal Aviation Administration began allowing corporations to use drones for commercial purposes in 2016, PrecisionHawk has fielded increasing demand for drone flight services from the business and government sectors. In this acquisition, both platforms enable users to commission drone pilots for commercial jobs. A network of professional drone operators will allow PrecisionHawk to quickly scale its team and technology to meet the growing demand for timely and consistent aerial data collection.
By the end of 2018, PrecisionHawk expects to have fulfilled hundreds of thousands of missions. To meet this demand, the company will focus on growing its newly formed network of certified pilots nationwide and abroad.