Wednesday, February 9, 2022

FAA touches 1-million milestone for airspace authorisation for drone pilots

 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued its millionth airspace authorisation for drone pilots to safely use busy airspace.



On the achievement, Teri L. Bristol, chief operating officer of the FAA's Air Traffic Organisation, said, "We are grateful to everyone who helped us reach this milestone safely."

A collaboration between FAA and the industry, Low Altitude Authorisation and Notification Capability (LAANC), directly supports Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration into the airspace. Under the FAA-UAS Data Exchange umbrella, the agency will support multiple partnerships, the first of which is the LAANC.

LAANC automates the process for drone pilots to quickly gain authorisation and provides air traffic professionals with an awareness of where drones may be operating.

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