ParaZero, the Tel-Aviv based drone recovery systems company announced today that former US FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has joined their advisory board. Mr. Huerta was nominated by US Pr... Read more
Former FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, now a Senior Advisor at Macquarie Capital, joins other drone industry leaders on the Industry Advisory Board of InterDrone, the world’s largest... Read more
News and Commentary. The FAA has just released the 2017 Administrator’s Fact Book. The 27-page document provides metrics, statistics and information on everything from safety to staf... Read more
The FAA says that the assistance provided by UAV for hurricane response in Florida and Houston marks a “landmark in the evolution of drone usage.” “After the widespread dev... Read more
Outgoing FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Intel‘s Brian Krzanich,the chair of the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee, gave the keynote address to a packed house this morning at I... Read more
In an address to participants at AirVenture, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta emphasized the need for partnership to drive the aviation industry forward. Saying that his last trip to AirVent... Read more
President Trump has appointed a new Deputy Administrator at the FAA. Washington veteran Dan Elwell was sworn in this week, taking on the second highest-ranking post at the FAA. The post was... Read more
FAA’s Michael Huerta addressed attendees at AUVSI’s Xponential conference last week. In his speech, Huerta emphasized the industry’s progress and potential. “From it... Read more
If you’re new to the world of drones then firstly, where have you been? Second, you’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Even those who cover the industry can barely believe the sp... Read more
Drone operators who wish they had the opportunity to speak with the FAA – in person – will have their chance. The FAA and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Internatio... 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
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta addressed a full house to discuss the future of drone integration at AUVSI’s Xponential conference. The FAA spokesperson began by talking about the ext... Read more
The FAA announced today that they have raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) “blanket” altitude authorization for Section 333 exemption holders and government aircraft operators, from the prev... Read more
The Changing of the Guard: Thank you, Michael Huerta
News and Commentary. Michael Huerta’s 7 years with the FAA ended this Saturday at midnight. Yesterday, Dan Elwell, the FAA’s Deputy Administrator, was named Acting Administrato... Read more