News and Commentary. This could be the year – or not. The FAA has been working under a series of funding extensions for years now. A multi-year package hasn’t been passed sinc... Read more
With only 4 days to go until the current extension expires on September 30, House Democrats blocked a Republican push to fast-track another FAA extension. The FAA Reathorization Act currentl... Read more
The House version of the FAA Reauthorization Act – the 21st Century AIRR Act – has been pushed off again until September while it’s sponsor, Rep. Bill Shuster (R – Pa... Read more
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
It’s that time of year again – when Congress starts to consider FAA Reauthorization (the last extension made expires this fall.) Last week’s announcement that Rep. Bill Sh... Read more
News and Commentary. The FAA Reauthorization Extension runs out this fall – and Rep. Bill Shuster has reintroduced the AIRR Act as the “21st Century AIRR Act“, the FAA Rea... Read more
Commentary. The United States House and Senate have – finally – agreed upon another short-term fix to the problem of FAA Reauthorization; but the compromise doesn’t go as f... Read more
Just under the wire, leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee have announced they have “reached a... Read more
The FAA may have to wait – again – for a solid Reauthorization package, as the House of Representatives won’t let go of the AIRR Act (see video below) and privatization of... Read more
Despite Rep. Shuster’s best efforts to defend it, the proposed 2016 FAA Reauthorization package (the AIRR Act) hasn’t made it out of the House of Representatives. Apparently tab... Read more
While the House vote on the 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act appears to be on hold for the moment, Bill Shuster, Chairperson of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and spons... 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
Commentary — The FAA has had quite a year: they sued a drone photography company for almost $2 million for breaking the rules; pushed a hobby drone registration program through in reco... Read more
FAA / Congress Compromise Will Do Little for U.S. Drone Market
Commentary. The United States House and Senate have – finally – agreed upon another short-term fix to the problem of FAA Reauthorization; but the compromise doesn’t go as f... Read more