In the U.S., a proposed bill would give the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice broad capabilities to take down and disable drones seen to pose a threat – regardless of any …
News and Commentary. Recent publicity over drone “incidents” – and the related threats of more regulations – have led some commercial operators to call for better enforcement of existing rules. A recently published Government Accountability …
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report suggesting that the FAA needs to improve its management of safety risks for drones. The 92-page document, published in response to growing concern in Congress and …
The UK Government has moved to ease the fears of airline pilots and airport officials by placing new restrictions on drone use. The new laws come in the form of an amendment to the 2016 Air …
Seattle’s Space Needle seems to attract drones, and it seems that officials have decided enough is enough. Seattle lawmakers pushed for drone regulations back in 2014 when a drone video of the Space Needle went …
Not so long ago, many of the news stories about state drone regulations were bad news for the drone industry. Despite efforts from the FAA to establish preemption over the airspace and from drone operators …
Virginia’s Governor Ralph Shearer Northam signed legislative bill HB638 last week. The bill is a major win for Virginia’s drone industry, making a move to prevent localities from enacting their own regulations and creating the …
Flock, a UK drone insurance startup, has unlocked its ‘pay-as-you-fly’ insurance and safety smartphone app, Flock Cover, to recreational pilots. Before now the Flock Cover app could only be used by professional pilots and those …
Enterprise drone operations software specialist Kittyhawk has announced a collaboration with Jeppesen, a Boeing subsidiary. The pair will begin working towards offering digital airspace authorization directly from the FAA through the Kittyhawk platform. Kittyhawk and …
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry is warning drone users to get permission before flying as officials scramble to finalize new regulations following an incident near the royal palace last week. Saudi police are investigating the episode …
The argument over Section 336 – and whether or not recreational drone operators should be subject to new FAA regulations – continues. Ranking Member DeFazio of Oregon has proposed an amendment to Section 336 of …
The US House of Representatives has introduced another try at a long term FAA Reauthorization Act. With the clock now ticking until the current extension of an extension of an extension runs out at the …
The commercial drone industry wants safer skies for unmanned aerial vehicles and they’re taking their case to Capitol Hill. The Commercial Drone Alliance, an independent 501c6 non-profit led by key figures of the commercial drone …
The AMA has issued a strong response to yesterday’s call from the Commercial Drone Alliance for repeal of Section 336, the law which protects model aircraft from FAA regulation. Section 336 is the law that …
