Intel Drones Back Lady Gaga

Dean Sigler Sustainable Aviation Leave a Comment

Seeing Lady Gaga perform with 300 Intel Drones at this week’s Super Bowl was the highlight of the evening for this editor, who doesn’t share the national passion for watching men in Spandex crunch helmets together.  The Lady does have a way of attracting attention, and this year, Intel helped contribute to the half-time excitement.  The literally over-the-top show didn’t hurt Lady Gaga’s revenues, as noted in this FiveThirtyEight.com report. 960 percent Lady Gaga’s digital song sales are up about 960 percent compared to the day before the Super Bowl, according to Nielsen Music. Seems like her Super Bowl halftime show was a hit. [USA Today] Considering that the company began last May by schmoozing the FAA into permitting 100 drones to fly in a remote desert location – a first mass flight in the United States with such permissions – they have made remarkable speed in staging larger and larger demonstrations in more well-populated areas.  300 drones larked about …