FAA Issues First Major Unmanned Aircraft Rules Since 2016 - Transport
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On January 15, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") issued two significant final rules: the Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft ("UA") rule and the Operation of Small UA Systems Over People rule. These are the first significant UA regulations from the FAA since 2016, and are important steps to increasing and regularizing commercial drone use in the United States. First, the Remote Identification ("Remote ID") of UA rule seeks to address law enforcement and public int...