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Federal Aviation Administration

Thursday, November 10th, 2016

FAA Releases National Airspace System Navigation Strategy

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released its Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) National Airspace System (NAS) Navigation Strategy 2016, the result of a concerted year-long effort by FAA and aviation industry stakeholders. It describes how the FAA intends to transition U.S. NAS operations over the near- (2016–2020), mid- (2021–2025) and far-term (2025–2030) from predominantly

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Travelers Launches Wide-Scale Use of Drones to Assess Damage Caused by Hurricane Matthew

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) has deployed a team of claim professionals who will use small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), or drones, to assist with residential and commercial property damage inspection in South Carolina, Georgia and other states affected by Hurricane Matthew. The Travelers drone operators have been trained to meet

Friday, July 1st, 2016

FAA to Answer UAS Rule Questions at MAPPS Summer Conference

On the heels of Tuesday’s announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) releasing its final Part 107 regulations governing small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), MAPPS, the association of private sector surveying mapping and geospatial firms, today confirmed that  Randy Willis, Manager of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Emerging Technologies Team with oversight of Unmanned Aircraft will be

Monday, March 23rd, 2015

Amazon Gets Experimental Airworthiness Certificate

March 23, 2015 — The Federal Aviation Administration today issued an experimental airworthiness certificate to an Amazon Logistics, Inc. unmanned aircraft (UAS) design that the company will use for research and development and crew training. The FAA typically issues experimental certificates to manufacturers and technology developers to operate a UAS that does not have a