Regulations and Government
CNN Drone Waiver Paves Path for Wider Use over People
Waiver allow CNN to operate a Vantage Robotics Snap sUAS over open-air assemblies up to altitudes of 150 feet agl.
The FAA has issued a waiver that allows CNN to operate a Vantage Robotics Snap sUAS, which has caged rotors, over open-air assemblies up to altitudes of 150 feet agl. This waiver conceivably paves the way for the wider use of sUAS aircraft at large sporting and entertainment events. (Photo: Vantage Robotics)
The FAA has issued a waiver that allows CNN to operate a Vantage Robotics Snap sUAS, which has caged rotors, over open-air assemblies up to altitudes of 150 feet agl. This waiver conceivably paves the way for the wider use of sUAS aircraft at large sporting and entertainment events. (Photo: Vantage Robotics)

The Cable News Network (CNN) was granted its third FAA Part 107 waiver to conduct unmanned aircraft operations over human beings earlier this month. Terms of the latest FAR 107.39 waiver allow CNN to operate a Vantage Robotics Snap sUAS, which has caged rotors, over open-air assemblies up to altitudes of 150 feet agl.