CNN Cleared to Fly Drones Over Crowds

Credit: Graham Warwick
U.S. television network CNN has been approved to fly drones over crowds, becoming the first operator to be granted a waiver to FAA rules banning flights over people. The waiver to the Part 107 small unmanned air system (UAS) rule allows CNN to fly the Vantage Robotic Snap, a 1.37-lb. frangible UAS...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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