On August 13, 2014 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site program is operational. This is the last of six national testing sites to be declared operational to conduct vital research…
Read More »On August 7, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the fifth of six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has been deemed operational.The FAA granted Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York a two-year Certificate Waiver or Authorization to use …
Read More »On July 22, 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM), to amend an August 23, 2013 notice of proposed rulemaking (August NPRM) to ensure that tethered launches using propellants that cause serious injury to the public would not be el…
Read More »On July 11 2014, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), issued a final rule amending regulations concerning the transportation of Class 7 (radioactive) materials. The revision synchronizes the requirements se…
Read More »On July 8, 2014, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) stating plans to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations by establishing standards for the safe transportation of bulk explosives. The purpose of this proposed change …
Read More »On June 23, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an interpretation of the special rule for model aircraft in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. This clarification followed several incidents involving commercial use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and the FAA’s…
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