Amazon’s Prime Air inches closer to takeoff in the US with FAA approval
Amazon unveiled the latest version of its drone last year. | Image: Jordan Stead / Amazon Amazon has been given the Federal Aviation Administration's approval to operate as a drone airline in the United States, paving the way for it to start offering commercial deliveries on a trial basis, Bloomberg reports. The FAA said that the ruling allows Amazon to safely and efficiently deliver packages to customers," according to CNBC, and let its drones carry packages outside of the operator's visual line of sight.
This certification is an important step forward for Prime Air," Amazon's vice president in charge of Prime Air, David Carbon, told Bloomberg, adding that the decision indicates the FAA's confidence in Amazon's operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that will one day deliver packages to...