UPS Obtains FAA Certificate For ‘Drone Airline’

Credit: UPS
WASHINGTON—UPS announced on Oct. 1 that its Flight Forward subsidiary has received the first FAA Part 135 Standard certification to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for package deliveries nationwide, allowing it to operate a “drone airline.” Since this spring, UPS and drone delivery-system...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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