Liz Forro

Legislative and regulatory background Section 927 was enacted as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 to provide the FAA with flexibility to grant regulatory relief for certain expanded drone operations through waivers rather than exemptions.1 The new waiver authority builds on earlier statutory mechanisms Congress has used to facilitate UAS integration, including Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,2 which was ultimately codified as Section 44807 of Title 49 of...

In a landmark move to modernize U.S. drone policy, the Federal Government has released the long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to enable routine beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations. This is a critical step to buttress the commercial drone industry by establishing standardized safety requirements for BVLOS operations, reducing reliance on case-by-case approvals, and unlocking transformative opportunities across key sectors of the economy.

In a landmark move to modernize U.S. drone policy, the Federal Government has released the long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to enable routine beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations. This is a critical step to buttress the commercial drone industry by establishing standardized safety requirements for BVLOS operations, reducing reliance on case-by-case approvals, and unlocking transformative opportunities across key sectors of the economy.