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Asia Pacific Airlines on notice for $2.9 million FAA fine

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a preliminary fine of $2.9 million against Aeromicronesia Inc., a cargo airline based in Guam that does business as Asia Pacific Airlines, for safety violations related to pilot training and equipment.

Asia Pacific Airlines provides scheduled and ad hoc charter service between Guam, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Palau and Honolulu. It has five Boeing 757-200 converted freighters on its registry, but...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/asia-pacific-airlines-on-notice-for-2-9-million-faa-fine

Zipline flies without ground observers: ‘Holy grail’ of drone approvals

This story originally appeared on flyingmag.com. 

If a delivery drone flies and nobody is there to see it, did it really fly?

Trick question — the Federal Aviation Administration requires commercial drone operators to station humans on the ground, called visual observers (VOs), to keep an eye on every flight. So, the aircraft technically aren’t allowed to fly where no one sees them.

That is, unless you have a waiver, like the one drone delivery provider Zipline secured in September. On Friday,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zipline-flies-without-ground-observers-holy-grail-of-drone-approvals

Aviation, trade sectors brace for government shutdown

WASHINGTON — Aviation and logistics industry officials are frustrated with lawmakers’ inability to fund the government beyond this Saturday and say there will be real-world consequences for commerce if agencies are forced to halt all nonessential services at the end of the month.

Airlines will continue to fly and goods will be able to flow through land and sea ports as front-line Customs and Transportation Security Administration personnel stay on the job without pay, but shortages of workers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aviation-trade-sectors-brace-for-government-shutdown

Zipline secures key operational approval for drone package deliveries

This story originally appeared at flyingmag.com.

Drone delivery’s top dog just added a bark to its bite.

Zipline, with 750,000 deliveries and 50 million autonomous miles flown to date arguably making it the industry’s undisputed titan, has received Federal Aviation Administration authorization to remove visual observers (VOs) from its beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.

The company, which has already taken a massive bite out of the global drone delivery market share, now adds a key...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zipline-secures-key-operational-approval-for-drone-package-deliveries

Flytrex granted FAA approval for long-range commercial drone deliveries

The drone delivery industry, just like the unmanned aircraft that power it, is currently flying well below the stratosphere.

Among the drone firms that have made their 2022 delivery figures public, none eclipsed more than a few thousand deliveries, mainly owing to the Federal Aviation Administration’s stringent regulations around the young industry.

Those rules, designed to ensure the safety and privacy of the public, have limited commercial drone delivery operations to a handful of companies...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flytrex-granted-faa-approval-for-long-range-commercial-drone-deliveries

Amazon drone delivery officially live in California, Texas

It’s official. About half a year after it announced Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, as the inaugural locations for Amazon Prime Air drone delivery — and after nearly a decade of promises, innovations and setbacks — Amazon finally launched its commercial service last week.

David Carbon, vice president of Prime Air at Amazon, shared a LinkedIn post on Christmas Eve revealing the long-awaited news: “First deliveries from our new sites in TX and CA. Couldn’t be prouder of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-drone-delivery-officially-live-in-california-texas

Matternet CEO breaks down drone firm’s watershed FAA approval

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Amazon has been touting the prospect of drone delivery for over a decade now — but where are all the...

DroneDek integrates smart mailbox with A2Z Drone Delivery system

DroneDek drone delivery mailbox

Drone delivery is about much more than just the drone. Just ask DroneDek and A2Z Drone Delivery. 

The two companies, each of which focuses on a different piece of drone infrastructure, on Monday announced a technical integration partnership to combine DroneDek’s smart mailbox with A2Z’s second-generation Rapid Delivery System (RDS2) for drone delivery.

DroneDek’s “mailbox of the future” is a high-tech delivery receptacle featuring a drone charging station, a heated and cooled storage compartment,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dronedek-integrates-smart-mailbox-with-a2z-drone-delivery-system

American Robotics receives new waiver and exemption from FAA

American Robotics drone

Drones could soon be coming to your fleet.

Drone systems operator American Robotics, a subsidiary of Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS), on Wednesday announced that it received a new exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration that will allow it to operate commercial drone support services, like maintenance and inspections, with no limitations on use.

The company was also granted a Part 107 waiver for expanded operations beyond the pilot’s range of sight. With the FAA’s blessing, its...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/american-robotics-receives-new-waiver-and-exemption-from-faa

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