In an InterDrone panel moderated by the excellent Christopher Korody, author of the Dronin’ On newsletter, a panel of lawyers, industry, and government representatives discussed the cu... Read more
The commercial market for drone operators is expanding, and that’s good news for the industry. Insurance, construction, inspections and security firms are all increasing their adoptio... Read more
The Drone Manufacturers Alliance Europe (DMAE) accounts for almost 80% of the civil drones operated in the world today, including DJI, GoPro, Parrot and senseFly (Parrot Group). And they... Read more
FAA Acting Deputy Administrator Carl Burleson told attendees of the Singapore Airshow that regulations to track and identify drones would be coming this year. CNBC reports that while partici... Read more
Friday’s Federal Appeals Court decision to vacate the FAA’s drone registration program as it applies to model aircraft has raised serious questions in the industry about what hap... Read more
A consortium of research organizations published a report last week describing what might really happen if a drone hit a person on the ground. The report was commissioned by the FAA to help... Read more
As drone implementations in the enterprise space expand, operations are getting more complex. Drone service provider companies and internal project managers are responsible for working safe... Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General has issued a damning report on the FAA’s oversight of commercial drones, saying that the agency has “limited knowled... Read more
At DRONELIFE, we field a lot of questions from readers who are interested in Part 107 and current federal drone regulations. While some readers are just fascinated hobbyists or political ju... Read more
It’s no secret that the FAA has been working with CACI International on drone detection technology around airports. But the FAA contract with CACI is apparently very secret indeed. Th... Read more
The FAA announced today that they have raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) “blanket” altitude authorization for Section 333 exemption holders and government aircraft operators, from the prev... Read more
The FAA has quietly made an important change to commercial drone regulations on a Section 333 Exemption that may signal a shift in policy, law firm Hogan Lovells reports. Section 333 exempti... Read more
Is Drone Risk Extreme or Minimal? It’s Past Time to Find Out
Commentary. The Mercatus Center’s report released earlier this week stated that the real drone risk posed to aircraft was “minimal.” In a paper that was partly research an... Read more