Amazon Temporarily Pauses Drone Delivery Service
Though Prime Air drones experienced multiple crashes during testing in recent months, the company points to a software upgrade as the main reason for the pause.
Though Prime Air drones experienced multiple crashes during testing in recent months, the company points to a software upgrade as the main reason for the pause.
The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority will also study drones for infrastructure inspections, emergency services, and policing.
The mayor of College Station wrote to the FAA urging the regulator to reject a request by Amazon to more than double its service area in the city.
The company has obtained a waiver for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, allowing it to expand its service in College Station, Texas.
The departure of Sean Cassidy, who led Amazon Prime Air’s safety, flight operations, and regulatory affairs, costs the firm a key relationship with the FAA.
We address that question and break down news from Amazon, Archer, and more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
The firm joins Wing, UPS, Amazon, Zipline as the newest Part 135 drone operator.
People familiar with matter say Prime Air drone unit is experiencing ‘significant’ layoffs.