FAA Says No Way to Thwart Pilot Sabotage June 10, 2015 More than a year after the Malaysia Air disappearance raised questions about pilot sabotage, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confided...
FAA Selects Mississippi State to Lead Drone Center May 14, 2015 The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that Mississippi State University will lead a team of 13 universities in running a...
USAA, AIG Join State Farm in Receiving FAA Drone Approval April 8, 2015 USAA and AIG are the latest insurers to gain Federal Aviation Administration approval to test drones. USAA wants to research...
Amazon Drone Delivery Idea Thwarted by New Federal Rules February 17, 2015 By Alan Levin and Joe Carroll Don’t hold your breath waiting for a drone to drop off that order from Amazon.com Inc. or that large pepperoni...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Drone Use Regulated February 6, 2015 By TIM TALLEY Concerned about the growing presence of drones in the skies above Oklahoma, a couple of state lawmakers have filed legislation...
Recent Metro-North Derailments Raise New Concerns From Regulators February 3, 2015 Two Metro-North derailments in New York have renewed concerns among federal regulators over the commuter railroad’s focus on safety. No...
Federal Drone Regulations on the Horizon December 30, 2014 By JOAN LOWY The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key...
Feds Issue 4 More Commercial Drone Permits December 11, 2014 Under pressure from Congress to speed access to U.S. skies for commercial drones, the government granted four companies permission Wednesday...
FAA Revamps Systems After Chicago Air Traffic Control Fire November 26, 2014 The Federal Aviation Administration is revamping its systems following the September sabotage and fire at a suburban Chicago air traffic...
Government Reports Drone Sightings Are up Dramatically November 13, 2014 By JOAN LOWY The government is getting near-daily reports – and sometimes two or three a day – of drones flying near airplanes...