Drones inspect Britain's easyJet aircraft

EUROPEAN budget airline easyJet has completed a test inspection using drones as part of a drive to reduce an aircraft's costly down time.

budget airline easyJet has begun using drones to carry out safety inspections on its aircraft.

EASYJET has begun using automated drones to carry out safety inspections on its aircraft, the airline says.

AT an event at Milan's Malpensa airport, the Britain-based budget airline said a test inspection on an aircraft had been completed by one of the unmanned vehicles, and it planned to bring drones into service across its engineering bases in Europe over the coming year.