Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Amazon Wins Exemption From FAA to Test Fly Small Drone
Amazon petitioned the FAA last July to conduct R&D of its planned drone delivery service under Section 333 of the FAA reauthorization act.

The FAA has granted on-line retailer Amazon an exemption to operate a proprietary small drone, thereby authorizing one of its highest profile applicants to begin testing the aircraft over property the company owns in Washington state. Amazon aspires to deliver small packages by drone and recently started testing the service at a secret site in British Columbia, Canada, The Guardian reported late last month.