Lighthouse News Daily

Breaking Daily News

Monday, January 18, 2021
Log in
  • Headlines
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • U.S.
  • World
  • Latest News
    • Inflatable Greenhouse Could Be A Food Source In The Outer Space
    • YouTube for Children Being Launched by Google
    • Some Animals Produce Natural Sunscreen to Protect Themselves from Radiation, New Study Shows
    • A New Genetic Map Tracks Down Dog Breeds And Their Evolution
    • Lack Of Sleep Causes Brain Cells To Slow Down
    • Meet Lyuba, the Best-Preserved Baby Mammoth in the World
    • Reports of Great White Shark Spottings Around Wells, Maine
    • Minecraft Adds Hour of Code Designer Tutorial
    • The de Broglie-Bohm Theory Is Back and It’s Surreal
    • Could High Carbon Dioxide Concentration Make Earth Greener?
You are here: Home / Headlines / New FAA Rules May Ground Amazon Drone Delivery Plan

New FAA Rules May Ground Amazon Drone Delivery Plan

February 17, 2015 By Adam Lynch Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow

drone-aircraftThe Federal Aviation Administration is considering new rules regarding drones that could pull the plug on Amazon’s plans for drone delivery of merchandise in the future. The FAA proposed safety rules for small commercial drones flying as unmanned aerial vehicles are supposed to reduce the dangers of unmanned vehicles flying in residential areas and flying close to restricted area.

It was believed to be only a matter of time before the FAA put some rules into place for flying drones after numerous instances of questionable use of the vehicles, including crashing one on the lawn of the White House.

While nothing will become official until after a period of public comment, the new rules are expected to allow some companies to move forward with everyday use of drones with qualified operators willing to follow the basic guidelines being put into place. Under the current rules, it’s illegal for companies to operate drones in the United States.

Companies must get a specific exemption from the FAA to fly commercially, but only a few companies have managed to obtain them so far. The new rule that will affect Amazon the most would be the rule that drones would not be allowed to operate beyond the pilot’s line of sight.

Amazon is understandably concerned about the new rules. Amazon had previously planned to implement drones as delivery vehicles to deliver packages faster over short distances. Amazon now faces serious competition from other on-line retailers and traditional retailers that have combined on-line retailing with physical retailing.

Amazon also operates under very thin profit margins when compared to its competitors, currently 0.20 percent for Amazon compared to 2.62 percent for Best Buy, 4.55 percent for Target, and 5.49 percent for Wal-Mart.

The FAA’s other proposed rules do not come as a surprise to most. Anyone operating a drone for a private company will need to pass an “aeronautical knowledge” test and obtain a FAA certification, to be renewed every two years to remain valid.

Small consumer drones will be exempted from the certification rules as model aircraft, meaning no licensing, training, or identification required from most to fly the small aircraft. Under the current proposal, taxpayer funded drones will have to reveal what they do with any data collected during aerial surveillance and federal agencies will have to disclose when and where their drones fly.

Email, RSS Follow

Filed Under: Headlines, Technology Tagged With: Amazon Drone Delivery Plan

Pages

  • About/Contact
  • AccomplishNow Sandra Rechsteiner | A Journey to Self-Acceptance
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Staff
  • Terms and Conditions

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 17 other subscribers

Video Released Shows Pilot from Jordan Burned Alive

February 3, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

Data for Retail Sales in U.S. Points to Slower Growth

February 12, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

Three Muslim Students Killed in Apartment Near Chapel Hill

February 11, 2015 By Joseph Decker Leave a Comment

Founder of Uber Promises 50,000 Jobs

January 19, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

Wells Fargo Sees Profit Rise on Loan Growth

January 14, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

Cristina Fernandez Gaffe Increases Furor

February 4, 2015 By Barbara Mast Leave a Comment

Kate Brown to Become New Oregon Governor

February 14, 2015 By David Kellen Leave a Comment

After 5-Year-Long Tax Audit, Coca-Cola Owes the IRS an Extra $3.3 Bln

September 19, 2015 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • Facebook icon.

    Facebook Bans Cambridge Analytica For Exploiting Data Of 50 Million People

    Mar 19, 2018
  • Person posing next to an art piece

    Everyone Talks about Google’s Art Selfies

    Jan 17, 2018
  • airpods ad on apple website

    AirPods Sold Out Lightning Fast This Holiday Season

    Dec 21, 2017
  • Artist's rendering of a wormhole, used for time travel

    19th Century Painting Finally Proves Time Travel?

    Nov 15, 2017
  • Artist's rendering of an UFO

    UFO Shown Floating Over Navy Base in the Californian Desert

    Nov 14, 2017
  • Officials celebrating the singing of the Paris climate agreement

    Syria Prepares to Join Paris Climate Agreement

    Nov 10, 2017
  • the signature of chandra in black ink on white paper

    The Astronomical Accomplishments Of Chandra Are Being Celebrated In A New Doodle

    Oct 19, 2017
  • cat and dog sleeping on yellow pillow in google photos

    Google Photos Just Got A Lot More Friendly With Pets

    Oct 17, 2017
  • artificial muscle on robotic hand pointing to the left

    New Type Of Soft Artificial Muscle To Result In More Lifelike Robots

    Sep 21, 2017
  • laptop running macOS high sierra with hour on screen on a table illuminated by the sun

    MacOS High Sierra Just Got An Official Release Date

    Sep 13, 2017

Categories

  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • Nature
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • U.S.
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Copyright © 2021 lighthousenewsdaily.com

About | Contact · Staff · Terms and Conditions · Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.