Tag: FAA
Update: FAA lifts flight restriction on Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport,
One day after restricting U.S. airlines from flying to Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport for security concerns, the FAA has lifted its restriction after reviewing 'significant new information and measures the Government of Israel is taking to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation next day the agency lifted its restriction', the agency announced around midnight, July 23rd.
FAA Clears Six Sites in the USA for UAS Testing
<img style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" alt="uas_infographic720" src="https://defense-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/uas_infographic720-300x248.jpg" width="300" height="248" />The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced yesterday the selection of the six public entities that...
FAA Outlines UAS Roadmap to Safely Integrate UAS in Civil Airspace...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released its first annual Roadmap outlining efforts needed to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems...
Commercially Certified, ScanEagle Head for Alaska to Track Icebergs, Whales
A major energy company plans to fly the ScanEagle off the Alaska coast in international waters starting in August. Plans for the initial ship-launched...
Runaway FireScout Roams over Washington
A 'runaway' MQ-8B FireScout flew for 20 minutes out of control on August 2, 2010, travelling about 23 miles from the U.S. Navy Webster...
