WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules (PDF) for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems ...

Action Item: The FAA’s new Part 107 regulations concerning small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“sUAS”) went into effect August 29, 2016, boosting investments in the expanding commercial UAS market.

SALINA — Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus is expanding its unmanned aircraft systems program to now include a weeklong course centered on the Federal Aviation Administration’s new Part 107 ...

After years of criticism for foot-dragging on the matter, FAA on Aug. 29 instituted Part 107, which regulates unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). And industry has expressed satisfaction with the rules ...

On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its final rule on how businesses may use small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The rule, which is commonly known as Part 107, is ...

With its first regulation allowing routine use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in national airspace now in place, the FAA is moving ahead with its next rulemaking actions to expand beyond the ...

[Avionics Magazine 06-21-2016] The FAA has finalized its first operational rules regulating the commercial operation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). According to a statement from the ...

FAA rules and regulations surrounding drone flights are pretty stringent but CNN has managed to land a Part 107 waiver. In order to fly a UAS (unmanned aircraft system) over a crowd of people, you ...

[Avionics Magazine 10-28-2016] The FAA released an update on Part 107 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) applications, which allow UAS operators to use unmanned aircraft for commercial operations.

For years, the benefits of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have been affected by a single, fundamental limitation: keeping the aircraft in sight. While the industry has thrived under the FAA's Part ...

There were multiple attempts to draft the small UAS regulation dating to around 2003. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx speaks on August 29, the effective date of the Part 107 regulation. (Photo: ...