The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 302 the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 by a 93-6 vote. The Act provides funding for the FAA for the next 5 years - and makes major changes to drone regulations. The Senate vote will move the Act on to be signed by President Trump. After years of short-term extensions to FAA funding, the package will bring much needed stability to the agency and … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate Passes H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Today
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The Cost of Carelessness: Operator Sentenced in Space Needle Incident
Seattle's Space Needle seems to attract drones, and it seems that officials have decided enough is enough. Seattle lawmakers pushed for drone regulations back in 2014 when a drone video of the Space Needle went viral. Since then, Seattle has had other incidents: 2015 saw a crash at the Gay Pride parade, rendering one woman unconscious; another drone crashed into the city's … [Read more...] about The Cost of Carelessness: Operator Sentenced in Space Needle Incident
Are State Lawmakers Changing Their Minds? The Case for Drones
Not so long ago, many of the news stories about state drone regulations were bad news for the drone industry. Despite efforts from the FAA to establish preemption over the airspace and from drone operators to demonstrate safety and responsibility, local laws proliferated. The result was 28 new pieces of legislation in 2017 alone, most of them restricting drones in some way, … [Read more...] about Are State Lawmakers Changing Their Minds? The Case for Drones
The House Passed an FAA Reauthorization Bill, With Two Conflicting Drone Amendments. Don’t Get Excited Yet.
News and Commentary. The U.S. House of Representatives announced at the end of last month that they had passed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act by an overwhelming majority: 393 to 13. This is significant news for all stakeholders in the aviation industry - many previous tries to gain consensus over a bill have failed, leaving the FAA operating on a series of … [Read more...] about The House Passed an FAA Reauthorization Bill, With Two Conflicting Drone Amendments. Don’t Get Excited Yet.
The Alliance for Drone Innovation
Manufacturing giant DJI has announced the launch of the Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI), an effort to broaden the support for the goals of the former Drone Manufacturers Alliance originally formed 2 years ago by 3DR, GoPro, DJI and Parrot. The new organization will address the same issues - but the coalition has now expanded to include suppliers and software developers … [Read more...] about The Alliance for Drone Innovation
