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The Federal Aviation Administration recently teamed up with the Choctaw Nation to investigate how drones can move goods at lower altitudes.
A three-year memorandum of understanding was recently signed by FAA’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, or MMAC, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Through it, the partners will conduct unique, drone-driven research and simultaneously support students looking to pursue careers in this arena.
“A best-case outcome would be the demonstration of government-to-government collaboration, where a federal agency and tribal government can collaborate to promote technology,” an FAA spokesperson told
More than four years after it first demonstrated its technology by delivering Slurpees and Domino’s pizza by air, startup Flirtey officially opened pre-orders for its drone delivery system on Thursday.
“We’ve now finished our technology for certification and we’re taking preorders,” said Matthew Sweeny, founder and CEO of Flirtey. “It’s full steam ahead.”
Flirtey’s drone technology has already received regulatory certification in New Zealand, according to Sweeny. The company also remains focused on completing the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification process in the United States. Flirtey was part of a fast-tracked FAA Integration Pilot Program for drones in partnership with the city of Reno. The program ended last year on Oct. 25.
Parallel Flight Technologies to Participate in the Federal Aviation Administration s BEYOND Program
BEYOND is focused on advancing UAS operations in the National Airspace System
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Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT), an industrial grade heavy-lift drone company, has been selected as an official partner of the Alaska Center for UAS Integration (ACUASI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a Lead Participant in the FAA s BEYOND program. This partnership will allow PFT to demonstrate missions for the BEYOND program, which is focused on advancing unmanned aircraft systems operations in the National Airspace System.
Drone and robotic security company continues to work with industry leaders
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Asylon, Inc., an American unmanned aerial system (UAS) and robotic perimeter security company, is pleased to announce former United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy and Acting Administrator Daniel K. Elwell as an official member of the board of advisors.
As the Deputy and Acting Administrator within the FAA, Mr. Elwell was responsible for managing the safety and efficiency of civil aviation within the United States. In addition, Mr. Elwell helped usher in a new breed of aircraft UAS. This came at a time when commercial demand, application, and capability of UAS skyrocketed.
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