FAA approves Google for drone delivery
04-23-2019, 06:17 PM
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FAA approves Google for drone delivery
Alphabet's Wing Aviation unit on Tuesday got the okay to start delivering goods by drone in Virginia later this year, making the sister unit of search engine Google the first company to get U.S. air carrier certification, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
From a report:
This means Wing can begin a commercial service delivering goods from local businesses to homes, which includes flights beyond visual line of site and over people, the FAA and Wing said. Wing Aviation plans to start commercial package delivery in Blacksburg, Virginia later this year. Wing partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Virginia Tech, as one of the participants in the Transportation Department's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program.
SOURCE:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKCN1RZ25N
From a report:
This means Wing can begin a commercial service delivering goods from local businesses to homes, which includes flights beyond visual line of site and over people, the FAA and Wing said. Wing Aviation plans to start commercial package delivery in Blacksburg, Virginia later this year. Wing partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Virginia Tech, as one of the participants in the Transportation Department's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program.
SOURCE:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKCN1RZ25N
04-24-2019, 03:33 PM
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“This is an important step forward for the safe testing and integration of drones into our economy. Safety continues to be our Number One priority [right after penny pinching] as this technology continues to develop and realize its full potential,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
Corrected that for y'all.
Corrected that for y'all.
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