The Federal Aviation Administration opened an avenue for would-be drone entrepreneurs to offer services that stretch beyond the immediate view of operators and to at least study the sort of autonomous package delivery services envisioned by Amazon Prime Air.
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President Underscores Need for Drone Regulation
In remarks the day after a drone crashed on the White House lawn President Obama said regulations were needed for unmanned aircraft to ensure public safety and privacy.
Small UAS Rule Delayed, Update with Model Aircraft Standards an Error, says FAA
[UPDATED 1/30/2015] January drew to a close without publication of the long awaited rule for small unmanned aircraft as federal…
Two More Firms Approved to Operate Unmanned Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday granted two companies exemptions from current rules, allowing them to use unmanned aircraft for…
CNN Working with FAA to Integrate UAVs into Newsgathering
CNN recently entered into a Cooperative Research and Development agreement with the FAA in an effort to help integrate the…
PrecisionHawk’s LATAS Aims to Help Safely Introduce UAVs into the National Airspace
The Low Altitude Tracking and Avoidance System, or LATAS, could be the solution needed to safely integrate drones into the…
Compromise Avoids Dispute in UAS Standards Process
The Federal Aviation Administration has reached a compromise with the unmanned aircraft industry and a key pilot’s association to allow…
FAA’s Unmanned Research Plan Unclear as Legal Barrier Emerges to Cooperation
A year after the Federal Aviation Administration established six test ranges for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), aviation officials have failed…
Congress Boosts Money for UAS Integration, Tech Transfer
Deep in the 1,600+ pages of the omnibus spending bill is a boost for those integrating unmanned aircraft into the…
Applications for FAA Permits for Commercial UAV Operations Pour In
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received 176 applications for rule waivers from companies seeking to fly unmanned aircraft commercially,…
‘Know Before You Fly’ Campaign Aims to Educate the Public on How to Safely Fly Small UAVs
As the number of people operating small UAVs for fun continues to grow, so does the number of people operating…
FAA clears Textron Systems to begin Aerosonde SUAS Operations with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
Textron Inc.’s unmanned systems division recently received a Certificate of Authorization from the FAA, enabling the company’s Aerosonde Small Unmanned…
Unmanned Exemptions Requests Pile Up, NTSB Backs Commercial UAS Restrictions
The number of special requests to fly unmanned aircraft commercially has surpassed 130 as firms search for a way around…
A Range of Choices
Like teenagers who used Facebook to invite over a few friends, aviation officials seem to have gotten more than they bargained for when they invited proposals for test ranges to help speed integration of unmanned aircraft into the nation’s skyways.
