Congress, FAA Look to Speed UAS Access To Airspace
FAA’s lead UAS executive said the agency will use a provision to allow limited commercial use of unmanned aircraft.
House Aviation Subcommittee chairman Frank LoBiondo addresses the Unmanned Systems 2014 conference in Orlando. (Photo: Bill Carey/AIN)
House Aviation Subcommittee chairman Frank LoBiondo addresses the Unmanned Systems 2014 conference in Orlando. (Photo: Bill Carey/AIN)

U.S. congressional leaders, addressing those attending the Unmanned Systems Conference in Orlando on Tuesday, said Congress will likely expedite provisions of the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act that require the FAA to introduce unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the nation’s airspace. Speaking at the same conference, the FAA’s lead UAS executive said the agency will use one such provision to allow limited commercial use of unmanned aircraft, which is currently prohibited.