When an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday morning, killing all 157 people aboard, observers quickly noted that the circumstances resembled those of another flight. In October, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 181 passengers …
Read More »FAA Proposes to Ease Drone Flight Rules > ENGINEERING.com
FAA Proposes to Ease Drone Flight RulesMatthew Greenwood posted on February 14, 2019 | The Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) is proposing new rules that could pave the way for drones to become a more common sight in American airspace. One of the recurring complaints from drone operators is that federal …
Read More »FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee Will Meet January 31
The FAA has announced that the second meeting of the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) will be held on January 31. The DAC was formed last year and held it’s first meeting in September of 2016. The committee plans to meet 3 times a year in order to help the FAA to …
Read More »The FAA Has a Waiver Problem – and They Know It.
During a discussion panel at this week’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, FAA attorney Dean Griffiths revealed Part 107 waiver statistics – and they don’t look good. As of last month, the FAA had received 912 requests for Part 107 waivers – and had issued 23. They had disapproved or …
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