Tag: FAA
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Autonomous Flight in the Next Ten Years?
We live in a world where the future is looking increasingly like autonomous vehicles. It’s a future where driving your own car is more of a leisure pursuit than a necessity. We’ve already seen the leaps and bounds by a plethora of companies to bring self-driving vehicles to our roads. The adoption of autonomous vehicles […]
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Why Amazon may have to quit Droning on
Amazon are putting up one hell of a fight trying to ensure delivery drones will be implemented with as few restrictions in place as possible. Now I can’t decide if the thought of drones delivering my Amazon orders petrifies me or has me totally awestruck (an odd amalgamation of both I think). The main trouble […]
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Amazon to Test Prime Air Drones in USA, Again…
The much talked about Prime Air service by Amazon has gotten mixed feedback from the general internet. Many people speculating all of the terrible things that will happen while some herald it as the next step forward in online shopping. Good news for Amazon Prime customers in the USA though, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
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Amazon Heads North To Test Drone Delivery
If you’ve been keeping track of developments in the drone world, you’d already know that Amazon are making inquiries and forays into getting these robot helpers airborne to drop off goodies. It’s absolutely surreal what the company are planning – the drones will utilize a pocket of oft-unused airspace, and travel through predetermined ‘corridors’ at […]
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Amazon to Test Drone Delivery in the States Following FAA Permission
UPDATE: It has since emerged that the FAA statement given to Amazon was for an OLD version of the Prime Air Drone. You can read about the update to this story here. ______________________________________________________________ The FAA have recently released a statement stating that Amazon now has limited permission to test and develop drones in the United […]
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Virgin Galactic Flights Given Green Light
If you’re familiar with how houses and large buildings are built, you’ll know how tricky it is to secure planning permission to make your dream project come true. That’s just what Virgin Galactic, the first commercial space flight airline, have accomplished just recently, securing the rights to plan the world’s first space tourism flights. The […]
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Electronic devices now usable at all times in flights after new FAA ruling
After a long and careful consideration, the use of personal electronics in flight has been allowed at all times… at last!