Latest International Drones News
US Department of Transportation appoints new members to the Drone Advisory Committee
The new members will serve a two-year term and join DAC Chairman Michael Chasen, chairman of the Advisory Board...
FAA publishes airworthiness criteria to enable safe drone operations
Final determination of whether a specific drone meets FAA safety requirements will occur after the applicant demonstrates they have...
Boeing gets FAA approval to resume 737 MAX operations
The move will allow airlines that are under the FAA's jurisdiction, including those in the US, to take the...
Sonoco ThermoSafe’s new Pegasus ULD receives FAA approval
FAA approval officially enables reciprocal EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) approval, which is anticipated in the very near future....
FAA investigating manufacturing flaws in Boeing 787 jetliners
Boeing said in August airlines operating its 787 Dreamliners had removed eight jets from service as a result of...
Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery fleet gets FAA nod
Amazon received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones -...
US FAA approves ATSG’s freighter conversion programme for B737-700
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) announced that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved its Passenger-to-FlexCombi™ conversion...
Novant Health, Zipline launch US’ first emergency drone logistics operation
Novant Health, Inc., a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system headquartered in North Carolina, partnered with Zipline, the world’s only national-scale,...
Alaska testing cabins for cargo to revive capacity
Alaska Airlines is looking at other ways to utilise its passenger aircraft to carry essential goods to people and...
Delta enters the cargo-in-cabin club; FAA approves
Delta announced that it will increase its cargo capacity by utilising storage areas in the passenger cabin, as demand...
Avion Express re-enters airfreight market
Avion has 15 years of experience as an ACMI operator, and with originally footed as passenger airline back in...
Boeing issues guidelines on passenger airplane carriage of cargo
With more and more global airlines deploying their parked wide-body passenger aircraft for cargo-only flights to provide capacity for...