Drone delivery startup Flirtey has launched a new delivery drone, the Flirtey Eagle. The company has released footage of the drone performing automated defibrillator deliveries to homes. Re... Read more
InterDrone, the International Drone Conference and Exposition, kicked off officially in Las Vegas this morning. The opening keynotes were by two heavy hitters in the drone industry: Precisi... Read more
As Hurricane Dorian bears down on Florida, DJI is urging authorized pilots to begin preparations for post-storm operations. For regular DJI pilots, the manufacturer has asked that all FAA gu... Read more
Back in July, we reported that Ohio-based flamethrower company Throwflame had launched a flamethrower designed to be attached to commercial drones. The TF-19 Wasp can shoot fire 25ft and, wi... Read more
Airspace regulators around the world are concerned about incidents between drones and manned aircraft – and a dive into the data found in the recently released FAA Administrator’... Read more
Burleigh County in North Dakota covers a lot of territory. Containing the state’s capitol, Bismarck, the county has a population of more than 81,000 people – and covers an area... Read more
It’s a complex problem: how to ensure that all drone operators have up-to-date information on airspace before they fly. It isn’t just a question of publishing NOTAMS and maps: d... Read more
The U.S. Senate confirmed Captain Steve Dickson as FAA Administrator yesterday, providing a permanent leader to the post which has been manned by Acting Administrator Dan Elwell since being... Read more
Last week, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter – and a clear message – to Department of Transportation (DOT)... Read more
The followingis an FAA news release. The Federal Aviation Administration announced today new airspace restrictions effective July 11, 2019 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) attempting to fl... Read more
Urban Air Mobility – the idea that public transportation systems in cities all over the world will move up, rather than out, to include air transportation such as passenger drones... Read more
The Academy of Model Aeronautics, the largest and most powerful community-based organization (CBO) advocating for recreational flyers, is fielding a lot of calls these days. Since the FAA a... Read more
Yesterday, at the Amazon re:MARS 2019 conference, CEO Consumer Worldwide Jeff Wilkes introduced Amazon’s newest delivery drone – and said that delivery would happen within months... Read more
In a significant move towards making flight over people more available to companies with commercial drone applications, the FAA has announced that they have issued the Hensel Phelps Construc... Read more