Although often at odds with the drone community, the Federal Aviation Administration is slowly making a few friends in the UAV world as it ramps up the process of approving drones for commercial use. As of April 20, the FAA has granted 157 exemptions under Section 333 – an increase of 20 more exemptions issued since last week. As of Monday, the FAA listed 68 petitions for … [Read more...] about FAA Section 333 Drone Waivers Pass 150 Mark
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Section 333: FAA Exemption Opens Drone Floodgates
The regulatory skies for commercial drone use keep getting clearer as the top U.S. aviation regulator continues to hand out exemptions that allow companies to test and deploy unmanned aircraft. As of April 9, the FAA has granted 137 exemptions under Section 333, a regulation that, according to the agency, will provide “operators who wish to pursue safe and legal entry into … [Read more...] about Section 333: FAA Exemption Opens Drone Floodgates
FAA Airs Out More Section 333 Exemptions for Drone Flyers
After corporate giants State Farm and Amazon made headlines last week by acquiring commercial drone use exemption from the FAA, a bumper crop of waivers have blossomed in the agency’s bureaucratic garden over the past week. Over the past week, the FAA granted more than a dozen Section 333 exemptions across a wide swathe of specific industries. Section 333 “provides operators … [Read more...] about FAA Airs Out More Section 333 Exemptions for Drone Flyers
FAA Streamlines COA Process for Commercial Drone Operators
(Source: auvsi.org) The Federal Aviation Administration released a memorandum outlining a streamlined process for companies to fly commercial operations of unmanned aircraft systems in the U.S. According to the document, “A new interim policy is necessary to respond to the current demands and to bridge existing UAS operations with the proposed small UAS rule.” The … [Read more...] about FAA Streamlines COA Process for Commercial Drone Operators
Drone Inspection Firm Sky-Futures Grabs Latest FAA Exemption
Sky-Futures, a Texas-based company is now one of a select group of UAV companies to be granted an FAA exemption to do business using commercial UAVs. The federal agency on Monday issued a Section 333 Exemption to Sky-Futures, a drone-inspection company that serves the oil and gas industry. Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act “provides operators who wish … [Read more...] about Drone Inspection Firm Sky-Futures Grabs Latest FAA Exemption
