commercial drone regulations

image Aero777: CC by-SA 3.0 There are 17 ways to order a Domino’s Pizza now, says a recent article in Bloomberg’s Gadfly; and keeping up with technology has proven to be Domino’s secret sauce. Now the company is betting on drones to deliver the same economic impact. CEO Patrick Doyle …

It’s the season for delivery services to think hard about efficiencies.  Amazon announced their first successful drone delivery last week; this fall the USPS published the results of a public opinion survey on drone delivery.  But it looks like France may be the first to implement  mail delivery by drone. An …

Mark Bathrick, of the US Department of the Interior, should know what it takes to succeed in commercial drone business.  He runs a department that is one of the United States’ leaders in use and integration of UAV technology.  His department runs a project managing over 500 million acres and using …

photo credit: Makayla Wheeler, 2Drone Gals Commercial drone operators hoped that Part 107 would provide some relief from the long and expensive process of receiving a Section 333 Exemption from the FAA.  Certainly, the new rules allow many more drone operators to work legally, and they have created a far …

wp-image-43354″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-1024×575.jpg” alt=”Commercial UAV Expo” width=”331″ height=”186″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-1024×575.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-300×168.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-768×431.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px”/>In the world of drone conferences and shows, the Commercial UAV Expo stands out this year – demonstrating that businesses across sectors recognize that drones can be a valuable piece of their operating strategy. …

target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> wp-image-42446″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-1024×575.jpg” alt=”drone job” width=”420″ height=”236″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-1024×575.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-300×169.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-768×431.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px”/>With the enactment of Part 107, the US expects thousands of new commercial drone operators to enter the market this year.  The FAA predicts that 90% of those new operators will be small …

wp-image-43139″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-1024×506.jpg” alt=”delivery drone” width=”328″ height=”162″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-1024×506.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-300×148.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-768×380.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px”/>Drone delivery is big news, with drones delivering everything from blood platelets to burritos.  While drone delivery has been a hot topic in the drone industry for sometime, there aren’t many companies who are making it …

When the FAA announced the enactment of Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, they also announced that operators could apply for drone waivers – exceptions to the basic provisions of Part 107.  The FAA has issued at least 75 waivers so far, and many operators have applied for exceptions including night …

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DJI Phantom 4 The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has enacted modifications to commercial drone regulations to include a micro drone category (100g<2kg). The new laws went into effect on September 29.  Operators of commercial micro drones will not need an RPA operator’s certificate or Remote Pilot’s License, as …