News / FAA move sets commercial drone operations on the runway in the US

American Robotics

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in a high gear to make commercial drone operations a reality.

Shortly after publishing pivotal new rules for the sector, the administration has allowed a Massachusetts-based company to conduct beyond-line-of-sight operations – a move regarded as critical for the establishment of commercial activities.

After four years of testing and refining its drone and the software to control it, American Robotics became the first US operator to get official permission to fly drones beyond line of ...