A new amendment to the House proposal for FAA Reauthorization, the 21st Century AIRR Act, calls for a micro drone classification for drone regulations. The amendment, offered by Rep. Rodney... Read more
President Trump said this morning that he would push for privatization of Air Traffic Control, taking the nearly 30,000 employees from under the authorization of the FAA in what is referred... Read more
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has at long last approved the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016, including several amendments related to the drone industry, s... Read more
A group of drone industry stakeholders sent a letter to the Senate yesterday, protesting Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) proposed drone amendment to the 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act. At... Read more
The Senate Committee of Commerce, Science and Transportation met this morning to consider the proposed 2016 FAA Reauthorization bill, and passed the proposal out of the committee. The origin... Read more
Amazon has made an investment in lobbying efforts over the last year to get the FAA and lawmakers to pass legislation which would enable drone delivery: and the investment seems to be paying... Read more
The proposed Micro Drone amendment to the AIRR Act, which would exempt drones under 4.4 pounds including payload from some FAA requirements, has been heavily supported by the commercial dron... Read more
Even a child can fly a camera drone for fun, with only the $5 registration to make it official. Use that exact same drone – or an even smaller one – to take a picture for your r... Read more