The FAA this week issued a report that would affect Amazon's proposed drone delivery service, called Amazon Prime Air. The report clarified between recreational drone use and commercial use masquerading as hobbying. "Clearly, commercial operations would not be hobby or recreation flights," the FAA said (PDF). Many in the media took this to mean that the FAA was denying companies like Amazon the right to use drones commercially. But Amazon doesn't think the ruling pertains to what it's trying...
Amazon's Drone Delivery Service Still Has Major Hurdles To Jump Through
Business Insider - 27 Jun 2014 02:14
The FAA this week issued a report that would affect Amazon's proposed drone delivery service, called Amazon Prime Air. The report clarified between recreational drone use and commercial use masquerading as hobbying. "Clearly, commercial operations would not be hobby or recreation flights," the FAA said (PDF). Many in the media took this to mean that the FAA was denying companies like Amazon the right to use drones commercially. But Amazon doesn't think the ruling pertains to what it's trying...
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