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…
Read More »On June 20, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the fourth of six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research has been deemed operational. The FAA granted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi a two-year Certificate Waiver or Authorization t…
Read More »On June 10, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the first commercial UAS operation over land. The FAA issued the approval to British Petroleum (BP) and AeroVironment, an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer, to fly AeroVironment’s PUM…
Read More »On June 9, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the third of six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research has been deemed operational. The FAA granted the State of Nevada a two-year Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to use an In…
Read More »On June 4, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice of availability for the legal interpretation issued on April 29, 2014 (“April 2014 Legal Interpretation”),clarifying the qualification requirements for pilots assigned as second in command (SIC) on flight operations …
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