FAA Approves Amazon For BVLOS Flights Of Cargo Drones

Amazon cargo drone

FAA approval lays the foundation to add more cargo drone delivery operations, Amazon says.

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Amazon has gained FAA approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of its cargo drones to expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas. The e-commerce giant said on May 30 that the approval will allow Prime Air, its aviation cargo arm, to expand drone deliveries and “lays the...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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