FlytBase and SafeSky Partner to Enhance Airspace Awareness for Autonomous Drone Operations
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A bi-directional integration connecting autonomous drone operations with the broader aviation ecosystem through shared airspace awareness.
SafeSky and FlytBase are proud to announce a strategic partnership that combines FlytBase's Drone-First Physical AI platform for large sites with SafeSky’s cooperative airspace SafeSky’s cooperative airspace awareness network.
The integration enables FlytBase customers to benefit from SafeSky’s real-time aviation traffic intelligence while making participating drone operations visible to nearby crewed aircraft through the SafeSky ecosystem. Together, the two companies are helping operators build safer, more scalable and regulation-ready BVLOS operations by improving situational awareness for everyone sharing the airspace.
Why this partnership matters
Enterprise drone operations are rapidly evolving from individual flights to fully autonomous, remotely managed fleets.
Across industries including utilities, energy, construction, mining, public safety and critical infrastructure, organisations are increasingly deploying drones to perform routine inspections, monitoring missions and emergency response with minimal human intervention.
FlytBase has established itself as one of the world’s leading enterprise drone autonomy platforms powering 400+ deployments in 70+ countries. They enable organisations to automate drone docks, remotely supervise fleets and scale BVLOS operations across multiple sites.
As these operations become more widespread, integrating drones safely into shared airspace becomes one of the industry’s greatest challenges.
This partnership brings together two complementary technologies to help address that challenge.
Connecting the drone ecosystem with the aviation ecosystem
The FlytBase–SafeSky integration creates shared situational awareness across the entire airspace, connecting drone operators, crewed aviation and multiple drone ecosystems through a single collaborative network.
FlytBase operators gain access to SafeSky’s live cooperative air traffic information, providing visibility of nearby general aviation aircraft, helicopters, gliders, ultralights, paragliders, paramotors, trikes and other connected drones. This gives remote pilots and operation managers greater awareness of surrounding air traffic before and throughout BVLOS missions.
At the same time, participating drone operations managed through FlytBase can be shared through the SafeSky ecosystem, making them visible to nearby crewed aircraft. This traffic information is available not only within the SafeSky application, but also through more than 15+ compatible Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and cockpit navigation solutions already used by pilots across Europe. As a result, both drone operators and pilots benefit from improved mutual awareness in shared airspace.
The partnership also extends beyond crewed aviation. By joining the SafeSky Network, participating FlytBase operations become part of a broader connected drone ecosystem spanning multiple fleet management solutions. This enables greater awareness and coordination between operators using different technologies, helping to break down silos and build a truly interoperable digital airspace.
“This partnership is another step towards an open and connected airspace where drones and crewed aircraft can safely operate together.”
said Tristan Fily, Founder & CEO at SafeSky
Supporting safer BVLOS operations
Routine BVLOS operations depend on more than autonomous flight capabilities: they require a comprehensive understanding of the surrounding airspace and robust operational risk management.
Within the SORA framework, enhanced awareness of cooperative traffic can contribute to an operator’s overall Air Risk Mitigation strategy by improving situational awareness before and during flight. Equally important, making participating drone operations visible to nearby crewed aircraft introduces an additional layer of transparency that benefits all airspace users.
While cooperative surveillance is not a substitute for Detect-and-Avoid technologies or other regulatory requirements, integrating real-time airspace intelligence into autonomous operations helps strengthen an operator’s safety case, supports more informed operational decision-making, and contributes to the safe execution of advanced BVLOS missions.
By enabling information to flow in both directions between drones and crewed aviation, the FlytBase and SafeSky partnership helps lay the foundations for the connected digital airspace that future autonomous operations will depend upon.
Building the future of connected aviation
The future of aviation will not be built by isolated technologies, but by connected ecosystems.
FlytBase is enabling organisations around the world to deploy autonomous drone operations at scale. SafeSky is connecting tens of thousands of pilots and aircraft through one of Europe’s largest cooperative airspace awareness networks.
Together, the two companies are bridging the gap between autonomous drones and crewed aviation, creating a shared operational picture that improves safety, supports regulatory compliance and helps accelerate the adoption of routine BVLOS operations.
This partnership marks another important step towards a future where drones and crewed aircraft can safely operate together in a connected, intelligent and collaborative airspace.
“Scaling BVLOS drone operations demands a connected ecosystem where airspace intelligence, hardware, and fleet management work seamlessly together. Our partnership with SafeSky reflects that vision, and is a natural extension of what FlytBase Flinks are built to enable.”
said Nitin Gupta, Founder & CEO at FlytBase
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FlytBase Website: https://flytbase.com
SafeSky Enterprise: https://safesky-enterprise.com
SafeSky App: https://www.safesky.app
