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American Robotics, a leading developer of fully-automated commercial drone systems, has become the first company approved by the FAA to operate automated drones without human operators on-site.

WOODLAND, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of the pilot and passenger injured in a small plane crash that killed another passenger on Thursday in Woodland. Woodland police say 52-year-old Angus Walker of Woodinville piloted the single-engine plane that went off the end of the runway and crashed through a fence...

A bill introduced in the Senate last week would require drone operators to prove they understand aviation regulations. The bill would set policy for the FAA and includes a requirement for unmanned fliers to pass an online test. The measure is one of several provisions designed to improve drone safety following many reports of unmanned aircraft flying too close to traditional planes and helicopters

The United States, Canada and Mexico have entered an arrangement to enhance collaboration on avian influenza. Along with their poultry and egg industries, the countries signed the agreement this week to work toward harmonizing procedures for responding to possible future detections of the virus...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Uber or Lyft service in the air? Not quite, says a federal appeals court. A ruling by the court in Washington says private pilots won't be allowed to offer flight-sharing services to the public. Some pilots were looking to provide air lifts using an Internet model similar to those used by Uber or Lyft...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to make a drone company pay for sending automated aircraft into areas they're supposed to steer clear of. The FAA is proposing a record $1.9 million fine to be paid by SkyPan International...

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL's sky-high popularity will now include drones. The league has received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for limited use of drones. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email to The Associated Press that the drones will not be used on the day of games; the league prohibits the use of drones on game day in stadiums and in parking lots...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Several commercial pilots are complaining about the San Francisco 49er's. Not the way they play, but the way they light their stadium. NBC Bay Area reports the pilots have told the Federal Aviation Administration they were blinded by light coming from the 49er's Levi's Stadium near San Jose...

The Federal Aviation Administration announced two executives who will guide the agency’s approach to integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the U.S. airspace. FAA announced the appointments of Marke “Hoot” Gibson as the senior advisor on UAS Integration and Earl Lawrence as director of the UAS Integration Office...

All the wrangling in Washington, D.C. and the political stalemate over the so-called sequester could impact operations at the Yakima Airport. Interim Airport Manager Rob Peterson tells KIMA Action News it is his understanding the Yakima Airport is on the list to close the control tower...