Sky's the limit amid aerial drone, license demand

With widespread application of drones in different areas and government regulations increasingly expanding licensed usage, there has been a growing demand in the training industry to churn out skilled operators to fly the aerial devices.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the country had a total of more than 1.87 million licensed aerial drones as of June, with almost 608,000 being newly licensed in the first half of this year alone.

Meanwhile, only 225,000 people currently have licenses to operate drones, which leaves a large shortage of authorized operators in the country.