The latest Amazon Prime Air patent released by the US Patent Office indicates that they may plan to combine drones with trucks, allowing the drones to “hitch rides” on the roofs ... Read more
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta delivered the grand opening keynote to thousands of attendees at the InterDrone conference in Las Vegas this morning. His speech was largely devoted to prom... Read more
Leading commercial drone company PrecisionHawk has announced that they have received the first Part 107 waiver for BVLOS flight (beyond visual line of sight.) PrecisionHawk has been working... Read more
Part 2 of a series – see How to Pass the Part 107 Test, Part 1. The FAA reports that 88% of participants taking the Part 107 Test on Monday passed it – but reports from the field... Read more
The FAA has announced the membership and first meeting agenda for the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The formation of the DAC was announced last spring, as FAA Administrator Michael Huerta... Read more
The FAA announced this week that it granted 76 Part 107 waivers on the first day that the new law came into effect (Monday, August 29.) The Part 107 waivers will allow for commercial operat... Read more
“Made Fresh – Arrives Fresh” is the Dominoes motto, and it looks like they may have found a new way to delivery. The first Dominoes pizza has been delivered by drone in Auc... Read more
Amazon’s secret drone test site has been found – and photographed – by a journalist for Business Insider, after both Amazon and UK government officials refused to disclose... Read more
As part of the White House’s “New Commitment to Accelerate the Safe Integration of Unmanned Systems,” San Francisco based drone startup Zipline will bring it’s drone... Read more
Do you need a Part 107 certificate? While Part 107 does make it easier to operate a drone commercially, not everyone will have to take the test. Here’s the summary of the FAA rules (... Read more
As the drone industry grows, it becomes more critical that drone operators follow the rules and fly safely. The FAA is increasingly enforcing regulations; and drone operators risk fines and... Read more
The White House announced yesterday that it would collaborate with Alphabet, Google’s parent company, on drone delivery. The White House Fact Sheet about the government’s commitm... Read more
The White House published a Fact Sheet yesterday, announcing their commitment to promoting commercial drones and discussing the initiatives planned to boost the drone industry. The publicati... Read more
Recreational Drones are Left Out of Amazon’s New Plan
News and Commentary. Recreational drones – once the darling of drone headlines and drone manufacturers alike – may be taking a backseat to the commercial drone industry. When Pa... Read more