FAA OKs Amazon Part 135 Drone Deliveries

Amazon Prime Air delivery drone.
Credit: Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon said it has received air carrier certification of its Prime Air drone delivery service from the FAA, making it the third U.S. company the agency has approved to deliver packages by drone. Amazon Prime Air received Part 135 air carrier certification from the FAA on Aug. 29...
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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