The Sun is Setting On The FAA’s Drone Partnership Initiative

Wing’s hybrid Hummingbird drone
Wing’s hybrid Hummingbird drone is delivering small packages in Christiansburg, Virginia.
Credit: Alphabet Wing
The FAA will not extend a pilot program with industry and state and local governments that helped launch the first drone-delivery services in the U.S. but has not produced other routine commercial drone operations. In a statement to Aviation Week, the FAA acknowledged that the Unmanned Aircraft...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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