FAA drone regulations

Having obtained a milestone Standard Part 135 Air Carrier Certification, Flytrex is ready for takeoff.

The e-commerce giant’s long-awaited drone delivery service finally got off the ground on Christmas Eve.

Drone delivery provider Matternet is ready for takeoff after receiving a milestone Production Certificate from the FAA this week.

Drone systems operator American Robotics gets milestone approval and waiver from the FAA.

Delivery radius expands from 1 to 2 nautical miles

Amazon must complete 7,000 test flights as part of a federal regulatory requirement for durability and reliability.

Flytrex can now reach 100,000 eligible customers after the FAA signed off on doubling its delivery radius.

After enduring years of setbacks, Amazon’s drone delivery program is finally ready for takeoff.

A report from an FAA committee on line-of-sight rules may push drone delivery to new heights.

The drone delivery company gets a big boost in North Carolina, where it now covers about 10,000 households with its delivery service.

The FAA has greenlighted the Drone Racing League to take the lead on drone safety as the first-ever UAS event organizer and the newest member of the agency’s Partnership for Safety Plan.

In some drone delivery consolidation, DroneUp acquired digital airspace and automation company AirMap and its airspace traffic management technology.

DroneDek CEO Dan O’Toole spoke to Modern Shipper about his pleas to the FAA and how drones can solve the supply chain backlog.

Commercial drone highways are gaining traction, but not everyone thinks they’re the way forward.

DHL’s delivery drone had been in the works since 2013, but it’s been scrapped.

Two leading drone associations agree with the NTSB regarding investigation of drone accidents, but they differ on what should trigger those investigations.

The FAA has approved a request from Flytrex to expand its drone delivery pilot program in North Carolina to include delivery to customers’ yards.

Ondas Holdings is acquiring American Robotics with the expectation that it can incorporate the drone company’s data-collecting capabilities into its platform for industry verticals.

Wing, which has been testing drone delivery in Virginia, has requested an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration guidelines that would allow it to operate drones remotely rather than from a central command station.

UrbanFootprint is looking at case studies on drone deliveries, focusing on how its tools can help municipalities and drone providers with planning logistics.