Maintenance and Modifications
Drones Approved for Jet Aviation’s Aircraft Inspection
Using drones and AI can improve inspection efficiency and reduce aircraft downtime
Jet Aviation drone
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Business aircraft service specialist Jet Aviation has been approved by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) to use automated drone and artificial intelligence technology for general visual inspection (GVI) work. The drones are used to create images of an aircraft’s entire surface, from which a detailed paperless report can be derived.

A GVI is an important, regulated maintenance process that identifies defects in an aircraft’s surface. Drones are more efficient than traditional methods for this purpose, and they reduce aircraft downtime. These reports are a valued element of pre-purchase inspections.