Air TaxiFAA Releases Policy Proposal for Type Certifying Drones The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed certifying some drones as a new “special class” of aircraft, a step toward greater integration of unmanned aircraft into controlled airspace and enabling advanced operations, such…
UnmannedFlirtey Trials Drone Delivery at Industrial Center in Nevada Drone delivery startup Flirtey has begun demonstrations of its Eagle and Portal system, unveiled earlier this year, at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Nevada as a step toward its goal of rolling…
Air TaxiUber Takes a Different Approach to Food Delivery By Drone Uber released its latest design for a food delivery drone that will contribute to — rather than replace — their existing driver-focused delivery service. Equipped with six electric motors along two “wings”…
RegulationUPS Granted Scalable Part 135 Approval for Drone Delivery Nationwide UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward has attained the first Part 135 Standard certification from the FAA to operate a drone airline, which it intends to use to scale its medical drone delivery…
IIOTFlirtey Wants to Enable Ten Minute Commercial Drone Deliveries WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drone delivery startup Flirtey is enabling rapid point-to-point drone delivery using a new commercial drone, a portable drone launch point and autonomous software that is FAA-approved to allow one…
UnmannedFlytrex Brings Drone Delivery to North Carolina, Eyes Expansion in Reykjavik Israeli drone delivery startup Flytrex received FAA approval to begin drone food delivery in Holly Springs, North Carolina, joining a small group of companies authorized to operate commercial deliveries via unmanned aircraft.…
RegulationAmazon Seeks FAA Approval for Prime Air Drone Delivery Amazon has formally requested FAA approval to operate as a Part 135 unmanned air carrier to conduct commercial drone deliveries in the United States. The 29-page letter sent by Amazon also…