Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
FAA Grants Amazon Experimental 'Ticket' for Drone Testing
Online retailer Amazon obtained an FAA experimental airworthiness certificate to begin testing an unmanned aircraft for package deliveries.
Amazon plans to test a multirotor helicopter for package deliveries over land in owns in Washington state. (Photo: Amazon)
Amazon plans to test a multirotor helicopter for package deliveries over land in owns in Washington state. (Photo: Amazon)

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on March 19 that it has issued an experimental airworthiness certificate for an Amazon Logistics unmanned aircraft system (UAS) design, an authorization that permits the online retailer to test the drone for research and development and crew training purposes. Amazon, which has ambitions to perform package deliveries by drone, has pressed the agency to allow it to operate.