Drone training spikes as sector expands

Amid a more standardized market environment and rising demand, drone operation training is booming, offering organizations and individuals new business and job opportunities.

Shortly after a new public order ordinance took effect nationwide on Jan 1, intensifying the crackdown on unlicensed drone flights, China's largest drone operation training center, Global Hawk UAV, based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, hosted its first license examination for civil drone pilots for the year, drawing record participation.

The monthly test, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, attracted more than 1,600 candidates from over 130 drone training schools in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the highest in the center's history.