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The Federal Aviation Administration today granted two regulatory exemptions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, including the first for real estate photography. The agency gave...

By RONALD D. WHITE AeroVironment Inc. of Monrovia proves Southern California still has the right stuff. AeroVironment was the brainchild of American aeronautical pioneer and engineer Paul...

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today a Certificate of Authorization to start Aerosonde® Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) operations...

1. The UA must weigh less than 55 pounds (25 Kg), including energy source(s) and equipment. Operations authorized by this grant of exemption are...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted regulatory exemptions to six aerial photo and video production...

By JOAN LOWY Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Thursday that it is granting permits to seven movie and television production...

In an email sent to COA holders the FAA are reminding folks of having a registration on their aircraft. We are aware of a...

K.C. MEHAFFEY  THE WENATCHEE WORLD, WASH. The state Department of Natural Resources plans to test the use of drones to monitor wildfires this summer. The agency...

David Biederman BP launched a thirteen pound drone earlier this month in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the “first authorized commercial operation by an unmanned aircraft over...

By: Clay Dillow, Special to CNBC Stringent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft for commercial use has largely kept American...