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The Federal Aviation Administration has put the kibosh on one Commerce Township-based flower delivery company's plans to deliver bouquets by flying drone. FlowerDeliveryExpress...

Bill That Would Ban In-Flight Calls Approved By House Committee

The FAA made a lot of fliers happier last year when it relaxed its ban on...

Beer Drones: White House is Petitioned to Overturn FAA’s Decision

Forget about the petition to deport Justin Bieber--a petition h...

Buzzkill: Beer Delivery Drones Grounded by FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration has gone full buzzkill mode and stopped a small Wisconsin brewery from delivering beer by drone. Lakemaid...

FAA Picks Six Sites For Drone Testing

Back in early December, Amazon unveiled its vision for the future of package delivery. Within the next decade the company hopes to have a full...

FCC May Greenlight Mid-Flight Cell Calls

Could you soon be permitted to call your loved ones while flying the friendly skies? According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Communications Commission is...

Amazon Says Thanks to the FAA with Kindle Sale

In company-promotions-that-actually-feel-rather-joyous news, Amazon is celebrating the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to jump into the 20th century by offering a pretty...

The Skies Get Friendlier As FAA Relaxes Rules on PEDs

As expected (in fact, a bit earlier than expected), the days of airplane passengers being...

FAA Ready to Lighten Up on Electronics

By next year, you shouldn't have to power down all of your electronics when you board an airplane in the United States. As expected, the FAA is close to adopting new, relaxed rules...

UPS Plane Crashes On Approach in Alabama

A United Postal Service cargo plane crashed early this morning in Birmingham, Alabam...

Drone Over Brooklyn Almost Hits Commercial Airliner

Are unmanned drones now flying over brooklyn? That's the story of at least one commercial airliner crew....

Apple iPad to be Used by American Airlines Pilots

American Airlines this week became the first airline to receive approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use...

FAA Taps Microsoft Office 365 to Jump Into the Cloud

The Federal Aviation Administration is following in the footsteps of its fellow government agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the states of California and Nebraska,...

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