FAA ends 2020 with announcement of two major drone rules

On December 28, 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) announced two final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (“UA” or “drones”): (1) Remote Identification for Unmanned Aircraft (“Remote ID”) and (2) Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over People. These rules come at a time when drones represent the fastest-growing segment in the transportation sector, with over 1.7 million drone registrations and 203,000 FAA-certificated remote pilots....
By: Thompson Coburn LLP

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