Category: Federal Aviation Administration

UPS delivery drones are on the way after FAA certification

Post author By Randall
Post date October 1, 2019
Categories In Delivery, drone, drone delivery, dronedelivery, faa, Federal Aviation Administration, federalaviationadministration, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, ups

[ad_1] Flight Forward is the first company to claim the Part 135 Standard certification, and it’ll be able to operate an unlimited number of drones. The machines and their payloads can weigh more than 55 pounds and UPS can fly its drones at night. Earlier this year, under the Transportation Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration […]

Cellphone interference still poses a risk aboard some Boeing jets

Post author By Randall
Post date July 18, 2019
Categories In airplanes, american airlines, boeing, boeing 737, delta, faa, Federal Aviation Administration, flight, gadgetry, Gadgets, Mobile, ryanair, southwest airlines, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation

[ad_1] The manufacturer is pushing back on Bloomberg’s estimate that “potentially hundreds of aircraft worldwide are flying with the unsafe systems.” In a statement, Honeywell spokesman Nina Krauss said the problem may impact 70 or fewer jets, and there’s no evidence that the airplanes are operational. Many units could be on retired aircraft or simulators. […]

FAA discovers another potential risk with the Boeing 737 Max

Post author By Randall
Post date June 26, 2019
Categories In 737 max, 737max, boeing, faa, Federal Aviation Administration, federalaviationadministration, gear, microprocessor, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] “On the most recent issue, the FAA’s process is designed to discover and highlight potential risks. The FAA recently found a potential risk that Boeing must mitigate,” the FAA told the news agency. “The safety of our airplanes is Boeing’s highest priority,” a Boeing spokesperson told Engadget in a statement. “We are working closely […]

Senators urge FAA to complete remote drone identification rules

Post author By Randall
Post date April 29, 2019
Categories In drone, Drones, edward markey, elaine chao, faa, Federal Aviation Administration, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, guidelines, identification, john thune, Law Enforcement, Politics, regulations, remote identification, Robots, Safety, Security, senator, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] The Senators want law enforcement to be able to quickly identify drones and respond to illegal or unauthorized activity. As the two note in a letter to US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 directed the FAA to issue regulations for the remote identification of drones […]