Chevron Receives FAA Waiver For BVLOS Drone Inspections Of Pipeline

AiRanger UAV

The AiRanger UAV would be used to surveil pipeline and production facilities in the San Joaquin Valley.

Credit: Chevron
The Chevron Pipe Line Co. and American Aerospace Technologies (AAT) received a waiver from the FAA to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights of a drone that would be used for inspecting pipelines. The AiRanger uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) was designed by AAT to surveil pipeline and...
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