CNN Awarded First FAA Waiver Allowing Drone Flights Over Crowds

The approval is the first time the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted a waiver for unlimited flights over people, the news network said in an emailed statement. The standards used in the application can be applied to other applicants, potentially opening vast new uses by the media and other industries for so-called unmanned aerial systems, or UAS. (www.bloomberg.com) Mehr...