New AUVSI Report Finds Growing Demand for Expanded Drone Operations

For Immediate Release: April 20, 2020Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786 New AUVSI Report Finds Growing Demand for Expanded Drone Operations Nearly 4,000 waivers granted under Part 107; about 20 percent of waivers granted to organizations received by first responders ARLINGTON, Va. – Almost four years after the Federal Aviation Administration established rules for the commercial operation of... Continue reading

Drone delivery company Zipline tapped for Ghana COVID-19 sample flights

On-demand drone delivery specialist Zipline has been contracted by Ghana’s Ministry of Health to return COVID-19 test samples from health centers in the most remote areas of the country. According to an official statement published on April 20, the U.S.-based company has already started to fly missions from four launch sites across the West African country... Continue reading