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Amazon Prime Air Receives FAA Approval to Expand Drone Delivery
Delivery // May 30, 2024

Amazon Prime Air has been granted approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its drone delivery operations. This approval allows Prime Air to scale its operations to more locations in the United States, bringing the company closer to its goal of delivering packages...

Report: Amazon Drone Delivery Program Executive Departs Company
Amazon // December 11, 2023

Amazon’s drone delivery program has reportedly lost Sean Cassidy, its head of safety, flight operations and regulatory affairs. Cassidy played a crucial role in obtaining regulatory approvals for the expansion of the program and was Amazon’s primary liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), CNBC reported Monday...

FAA Investigating Pilot Reports of Possible 5G Interference
Mobile // February 03, 2022

Fears that pilots would experience possible interference from 5G wireless signals near U.S. airports have come true, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb. 2). Since the mobile service was implemented in mid-January, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the agency has received more than 100 pilot reports...

FAA OKs American Robotics Drones To Fly Without Human Operators
Regulation // January 17, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration is letting commercial drone-maker American Robotics operate drones without on-site pilots — but with a number of caveats, according to a decision recently posted on the agency’s website. The decision is the first government approval for drone flights without on-site pilots,...

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Amazon Prime Air Receives FAA Approval to Expand Drone Delivery

May 30, 2024
Amazon Prime Air has been granted approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its drone delivery operations. This approval allows Prime Air to scale its operations to more locations in the United States, bringing the company closer to its goal of delivering packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using highly autonomous […]

Report: Amazon Drone Delivery Program Executive Departs Company

December 11, 2023
Amazon’s drone delivery program has reportedly lost Sean Cassidy, its head of safety, flight operations and regulatory affairs. Cassidy played a crucial role in obtaining regulatory approvals for the expansion of...

FAA Investigating Pilot Reports of Possible 5G Interference

February 03, 2022
Fears that pilots would experience possible interference from 5G wireless signals near U.S. airports have come true, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb. 2). Since the mobile service was implemented in mid-January,...

FAA OKs American Robotics Drones To Fly Without Human Operators

January 17, 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration is letting commercial drone-maker American Robotics operate drones without on-site pilots — but with a number of caveats, according to a decision recently posted on the...