New research facility signals shift from policy development to operational readiness The Federal Aviation Administration is taking another step toward integrating advanced air mobility (AAM) into the National Airspace System (NAS), breaking ground this week on a dedicated research facility designed to study how the next generation of vertical flight aircraft will safely … [Read more...] about FAA Moves from Planning to Building for Advanced Air Mobility
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FAA Exemptions for Drones Require Licenses, “Sterile” Sets
(Source: robohub.org) With a number of strict requirements, for the first time in the United States, film companies will be authorized to fly unmanned aircraft systems for commercial purposes. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it would grant six film companies – Astraeus Aerial, Aerial MOB, LLC, HeliVideo Productions, LLC, Pictorvision Inc, RC … [Read more...] about FAA Exemptions for Drones Require Licenses, “Sterile” Sets
Is the FAA Limiting Drone Innovation?
from fortune.com The aircraft regulatory agency’s delays on making rules for commercial drones is forcing businesses to wait. And wait. In the winter of 2013, Scott Pham had finished teaching his fall semester on drone journalism—a new journalistic method of reporting and photographing stories by using unmanned aircraft—at the University of Missouri. While gearing up for … [Read more...] about Is the FAA Limiting Drone Innovation?
Amazon’s Efforts to Test Delivery Drones Gains Support from AUVSI
from computerworld.com The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), which represents the nascent commercial drone industry in the U.S., has thrown its considerable weight behind a bid by Amazon to test drones for use in the online retailer's proposed Prime Air package delivery service. The Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Efforts to Test Delivery Drones Gains Support from AUVSI
Aviation Safety Forum: FAA Official Promises “ Step-By-Step” Plan for Drone Regulations
While the question “Who owns the skies?” hangs in the air like a persistent quadcopter, the FAA is assuring U.S. pilots that they won’t be sharing the skies with UAVs on a regular basis any time soon. Speaking to the Air Line Pilots Association’s Air Safety Forum last week, John Hickey, deputy associate administrator for Aviation Safety with the FAA, told a panel discussion … [Read more...] about Aviation Safety Forum: FAA Official Promises “ Step-By-Step” Plan for Drone Regulations
