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FAA Administrator Huerta announces the Pathfinder Program

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The Pathfinder Program demonstrates a growing willingness by the FAA to enable broad commercial drone operations The FAA is partnering with three businesses on this project as it looks closely at multiple aspects of commercial drone use. CNN BNSF Railway PrecisionHawk The Pathfinder program will explore topics such as flying drones beyond line of site, one of the most critical needs for commercial use and one of the areas where the FAA has been most unwilling to consider in the past. Here is the press release from Precision Hawk, one of the…

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Zurich Canada launches drone insurance package

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 Jan-Mallander / Pixabay Drone Insurance on the rise When you see drone insurance packages coming out you know that drones are on their way to the mainstream. TORONTO, ON, April 1, 2015 – Zurich Canada, a leading property and casualty insurer, has launched a new insurance product that will help its customers across a range of industries take advantage of the risk mitigation and cost saving opportunities available through the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as “drones.” The new drone insurance package, developed in partnership with…

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FAA may introduce new steps to speed up commercial drone use

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Commercial Drone Use is taking off across the globe We applaud the FAA and look forward to seeing them take the necessary steps to speed up commercial drone use.  This story comes from Reuters. “(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to unveil new steps soon to make it easier for companies to use drone aircraft for specific business operations, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Commercial drone flights are generally banned in the United States, except in a small number of cases where the FAA has…

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