UnmannedFAA Grants Waiver to Matternet for Remotely Piloted Drone Operations An FAA waiver was recently granted to Matternet that allows the company to operate up to 20 aircraft with a single remote pilot. The waiver only covers operations at Matternet’s test site…
Regulation10 Drone Companies Receive Airworthiness Criteria from FAA Ten unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) received airworthiness criteria for certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the next step towards integrating small UAS into the national airspace, according to a Nov.…
CommercialJapan Airlines Continues Effort to Enable Future Drone Delivery Operations Japan Airlines (JAL) has established a new agreement with Matternet to evaluate future opportunities for the use of drones to provide healthcare deliveries, the latest in the carrier’s efforts to use unmanned…
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…
UnmannedDrone Delivery Crash in Switzerland Raises Safety Concerns As UPS Forms Subsidiary Swiss Post’s drone delivery service has been indefinitely suspended after a drone crashed not far from a group of kindergarten children. The program, which ferries healthcare items like lab samples between hospitals…