Why Insurance Lawyer Grounded FAA’s Drone Registry June 7, 2017 By Michael Laris John Taylor didn’t like the idea of being forced by the Federal Aviation Administration to register his drones. The requirement...
Amazon’s Delivery Drone Project Focuses on Birds (and How to Avoid Them) May 22, 2017 By Adam Satariano and Marie Mawad Amazon.com Inc.’s development of package-delivery drones is progressing to the point where the company is now thinking a lot about...
U.S. Court Voids Recreational Drone User Registry May 22, 2017 By Andrew Harris and Alan Levin The government’s authority to oversee burgeoning recreational drone use was dealt a setback when a federal appeals court barred the...
Dummies Taking Hits for Drone Safety March 16, 2017 By Alan Levin Hank sat impassively on a Virginia Tech athletic field, ready to take it on the chin for the future of...
Report Criticizes FAA Safety Oversight of Drones as Lax December 7, 2016 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation regulators approved commercial drone applications so quickly in recent years that they missed safety violations and took few...
Amazon and UK Government Form Partnership to Test Drone Deliveries July 26, 2016 By Gwen Ackerman Amazon Inc. and the British government have announced a partnership to test the e-commerce giant’s aerial drone parcel delivery system...
Pilots: Don’t Underestimate Safety Threat Posed by Drones April 7, 2016 By Justin Bachman You’re landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on the “expressway” approach—it’s called that because you come in low enough to...
Augusta, Georgia Approves Drone Ban Over Crowds April 5, 2016 Augusta, Ga., has approved one of the region’s first local drone laws, which bans the unmanned aircraft from flying in...
U.K. Eyes Requiring Drones to Fit Anti-Collision Technology for Aviation Safety March 10, 2016 By Eddie Buckle Britain is considering whether civilian drones will have to be fitted with technology intended to prevent collisions with airplanes after...
Georgia City Bans Drones Over City Gatherings March 10, 2016 Officials in Augusta, Ga., have voted to ban drone flights year-round over crowded areas. The Augusta Chronicle reports that after...