Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
FAA Grants Second Round of '333' Exemptions to Fly Drones
The FAA on December 10 granted four companies permission to operate drones under a special provision of the 2012 FAA reauthorization act.
Trimble developed the UX5 flying wing from Gatewing's X100 platform after acquiring the Belgian company in 2012. (Image: Trimble)
Trimble developed the UX5 flying wing from Gatewing's X100 platform after acquiring the Belgian company in 2012. (Image: Trimble)

The Federal Aviation Administration on December 10 granted a second round of exemptions to companies that applied to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) under a special provision of the 2012 FAA reauthorization act. The agency has now granted 11 exemptions under the provision—Section 333 of the act. It reported receiving 167 total applications to date.