{"id":26712,"date":"2023-09-25T15:46:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T15:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26712"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T15:46:26","slug":"faa-authorizes-zipline-international-inc-to-deliver-commercial-packages-using-drones-that-fly-bvlos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/arkansas\/faa-authorizes-zipline-international-inc-to-deliver-commercial-packages-using-drones-that-fly-bvlos\/%20","title":{"rendered":"FAA Authorizes Zipline International, Inc. to Deliver Commercial Packages Using Drones That Fly BVLOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The FAA authorized Zipline International, Inc., to deliver\ncommercial packages around Salt Lake City and Bentonville, Arkansas, using\ndrones that fly beyond the operator\u2019s visual line of sight. Zipline is an\nFAA-certificated Part 135 operator and will use its Sparrow drone to release\nthe payload via parachute. Data collected from these operations will inform the\nFAA\u2019s ongoing policy and rulemaking activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zip-Package-Drop-edit-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26713\" width=\"260\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zip-Package-Drop-edit-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zip-Package-Drop-edit-1-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA is focused on developing standard rules to make BVLOS operations routine, scalable and economically viable. The agency chartered the Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee on June 9, 2021, to provide safety recommendations to the FAA. We are reviewing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/rulemaking\/committees\/documents\/media\/UAS_BVLOS_ARC_FINAL_REPORT_03102022.pdf\">final report.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA\u2019s long-term goal is to safely integrate drones into\nthe National Airspace System rather than set aside separate airspace\nexclusively for drones. This approach is consistent with the FAA Modernization\nand Reform Act of 2012 and the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016.\nThe 2016 Act directed the FAA, in conjunction with NASA, to continue developing\na plan for Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM), which will assist\nin integration efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FAA authorized Zipline International, Inc., to deliver commercial packages around Salt Lake City and Bentonville, Arkansas, using drones that fly beyond the operator\u2019s visual line of sight. Zipline is an FAA-certificated Part 135 operator and will use its Sparrow drone to release the payload via parachute. Data collected from these operations will inform the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arkansas","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26714,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26712\/revisions\/26714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}