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Amazon's MK30 Drone: 8 Safety Questions Unanswered
DroneXL sent Amazon 8 written questions about the MK30's missing parachute and crash record ahead of its 500-city rollout — Amazon…
Zipline Drone Parachutes Onto Texas Highway, No Injuries
A Zipline delivery drone deployed its parachute onto a Houston-area highway on Sept. 4, 2026 after a midflight issue — no injuries…
BVLOS Rules: FAA and EASA Compare Notes at Vegas Expo
FAA and EASA regulators shared a stage at Commercial UAV Expo on Sept 3, comparing BVLOS approval paths under Part 108 and SORA. H…
A2Z's Longtail Dual: BVLOS Drone Survives Battery Loss
A2Z's new Longtail Dual drone keeps flying if one battery fails, a redundancy built for FAA BVLOS waivers and EASA SORA urban dron…
BVLOS Drone Network Opens Kansas Skies to Farmers
Thales and Kelly Hills launched a BVLOS drone network for Kansas farms, letting crop-spraying drones fly beyond sight using Thales…
FAA Doubles BEYOND Drone Testing Program: 8 New Sites (2026)
The FAA is doubling its BEYOND drone testing program, adding up to 8 new state, local, and tribal sites for BVLOS flights as Part…
Amazon Prime Air Expands Drone Delivery to 500 Cities
Amazon is expanding Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 US cities by end of 2026, a sixfold jump, with 30-minute delivery now l…
Manna Drone Delivery Launches in Tulsa: First US City
Manna Air Delivery launched its first US drone delivery service in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 12, 2026, with a factory and six-city…
FlybyOps Launches BVLOS Fleet Management Platform (2026)
FlybyOps launched an enterprise platform on Aug 11, 2026, so operators can scale BVLOS drone fleets to thousands of flights withou…
DoorDash Air Wins FAA OK, Becomes 8th Drone Airline
DoorDash Air won FAA Part 135 certification, becoming the 8th US drone delivery carrier. Here is how the in-house drone service wo…
Matternet Adds Third Part 135 Drone Delivery Partner
Matternet partnered with Beeline UAS, its third FAA Part 135 operator, to expand BVLOS drone delivery into the San Francisco Bay A…
Zipline Drone Delivery Surges 13X, Hires Ex-Tesla CFO
Zipline's US delivery marketplace grew 13X in early 2026, passing 2.5 million flights as the company hires former Tesla, Waymo and…
Skydio Dock Tops 1,070 Deployments in Just One Year
Skydio's autonomous Dock system passed 1,070 installations and 4 million flights in one year, expanding across public safety, util…
DJI AP100 Parachute Unlocks BVLOS Flights in Europe
DJI's new AP100 parachute lets the Matrice 400 earn EASA C6 marking, unlocking BVLOS drone flights over populated areas across Eur…
DJI Matrice 4D Gets C6 BVLOS Approval Without a Dock
DJI's Matrice 4D gains C6 standalone certification, letting operators fly compliant BVLOS in Europe with just a controller — no do…
What Is BVLOS? Beyond Visual Line of Sight — 2026 Guide
BVLOS means flying a drone beyond what you can see. Learn what it means, why it needs special approval, and how the FAA's new Part…