After an eight-month waiting game, retail giant Amazon has cleared the first hurdle to launch its much-heralded drone delivery service. Last week, the FAA granted Amazon an experimental airworthiness certificate to the company’s logistics division. The certificate allows Amazon to fly drones for development and crew training. The retailer first applied in July after announcing … [Read more...] about 5 Ways The Amazon Drones Will Change Everything
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Canada Provides Launch Pad For Amazon Drone Delivery Tests
(Source: techcrunch.com) After being rebuffed by U.S. regulator reticence, Amazon is now engaged in testing its drone delivery services in British Columbia, just north of the U.S. border in Canada, on a piece of land dotted with oak trees and firs, the Guardian reports. The ecommerce company is using the test field to trial drones weighing under 55 lbs carrying packages … [Read more...] about Canada Provides Launch Pad For Amazon Drone Delivery Tests
FAA Streamlines COA Process for Commercial Drone Operators
(Source: auvsi.org) The Federal Aviation Administration released a memorandum outlining a streamlined process for companies to fly commercial operations of unmanned aircraft systems in the U.S. According to the document, “A new interim policy is necessary to respond to the current demands and to bridge existing UAS operations with the proposed small UAS rule.” The … [Read more...] about FAA Streamlines COA Process for Commercial Drone Operators
Amazon Blasts U.S. FAA for Slow on Drone Regulations
(Source: New York Times) E-commerce power Amazon.com blasted federal regulators on Tuesday for being slow to approve commercial drone testing, saying the United States is falling behind other countries in the potentially lucrative area of unmanned aviation technology. Less than a week after the Federal Aviation Administration gave Amazon.com the green light to test a … [Read more...] about Amazon Blasts U.S. FAA for Slow on Drone Regulations
Amazon And Google Delivery Drones Will Likely Fly In Europe First
(Source: Forbes) Recent developments in European aviation regulations mean that innovators like Amazon, Google and DHL will likely find a more permissive environment in Europe than in America. That environment makes it increasingly likely that Amazon and their competitor’s first delivery drone flights will be taking place in Europe, not in America Europe’s claim to … [Read more...] about Amazon And Google Delivery Drones Will Likely Fly In Europe First
