At AUVSI and the FAA's co-hosted UAS Symposium event, speakers agreed on the rapid development of the drone industry. Safety, however, remained a primary concern. Michael Kratsios, deputy assistant to the president and deputy U.S. technology officer, said that the administration offered their full support for drone integration. Saying that he expected the 75,000 commercial … [Read more...] about FAA Symposium: Drones Seeing “Massive Adoption,” Safety Concerns are a Primary Issue
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Drone Industry Leaders Send President Trump a Letter
A group of drone industry leaders including advocacy groups like AUVSI, the AMA, and the Small UAV Coalition, along with a long list of companies including industry giants Intel, Verizon, UPS and Amazon along with manufacturers DJI, PrecisionHawk, GoPro and others sent a letter to President Trump last week. In the letter, the authors ask President Trump to help to coordinate … [Read more...] about Drone Industry Leaders Send President Trump a Letter
Drone Execs Feeling Positive After White House Session
Drone CEOs left the White House feeling bullish after meeting with POTUS and senior administration officials where, in the words of one of those present, "[we got] a voice with the new administration to discuss commercial drone regulations, where we saw needs, and where progress could be made." The UAV CEOs that attended were PrecisionHawk CEO Michael Chasen, Airspace CEO … [Read more...] about Drone Execs Feeling Positive After White House Session
Drone CEOs Meeting with Trump: Regulations and Opportunity
Yesterday President Trunp met with CEOs from several US drone companies. George Matthew of Kespry, Michael Chasen of PrecisionHawk, and Brandon Torres Declet of Measure were among those who attended. CNBC and Recode report that UAV regulation was a primary topic. CNCBC summarized the session with the following: Drone-company CEOs meeting with Trump lobbied hard … [Read more...] about Drone CEOs Meeting with Trump: Regulations and Opportunity
Trump Says FAA “Didn’t Know What the Hell They Were Doing.”
President Trump said this morning that he would push for privatization of Air Traffic Control, taking the nearly 30,000 employees from under the authorization of the FAA in what is referred to as his "Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative." The proposal is not a new idea. Much of Trump's plan seems to be taken from Rep. Schuster's AIRR Act, introduced last year as an update … [Read more...] about Trump Says FAA “Didn’t Know What the Hell They Were Doing.”
