FAA Rules for Routine Commercial Drone Flights Expected Soon June 22, 2016 By JOAN LOWY The Obama administration is on the verge of approving routine commercial use of small drones, after years of struggling to...
Panel Creates Voluntary Privacy Guidelines for Drone Operators May 25, 2016 By DAVID KOENIG A panel of privacy experts and technology companies organized by the Obama administration has issued guidelines for using drones without...
Auto Safety Agency Looks to Aviation Industry to Reduce Road Deaths April 20, 2016 By David Shepardson The U.S. government is bringing together top airline and auto company executives to discuss aviation industry practices such as safety...
Drones Considered Big Threat to Airline Safety April 6, 2016 By Justin Bachman You’re landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on the “expressway” approach—it’s called that because you come in low enough to...
FAA: Drone Close Calls, Sightings by Airliners Up Fivefold March 30, 2016 By Alan Levin Reports of errant drones flouting U.S. regulations including flying too close to passenger airliners and other aircraft surged late last...
Stricter Rules Proposed for Drone Users in Senate Bill March 11, 2016 By Alan Levin All U.S. drone operators would for the first time have to prove they understand aviation regulations under broad legislation introduced...
FAA Willing to Consider Private Air Traffic Control System February 26, 2016 By Alan Levin The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a House Republican plan to spin off the nation’s air- traffic control system...
Warning Issued on Exploding Bulk-Battery Shipments on Planes February 12, 2016 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation safety officials are raising new warnings about the dangers of carrying bulk shipments of lithium-based batteries on commercial...
Commentary: State and Federal Law Can Help Stop Peeping Drones January 21, 2016 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View In October, a Kentucky judge dismissed criminal charges against a man who had shot down a drone flying over his...
Manufacturers Adapt Drones to New U.S. Rules January 12, 2016 By Joshua Brustein One of the most important players in the booming drone industry isn’t a hardware manufacturer; it’s the U.S. Federal Aviation...