Federal Aviation Administration Archives

Spike in Drone Use Places Airlines, Business Jets at Risk: FAA Research

The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation's skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal ...

Munich Re’s Hartford Steam Boiler Becomes Latest Insurer to Test Commercial Drones

Specialty property insurer Hartford Steam Boiler won an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration to start using drones for property inspections, underwriting and loss prevention work. The ...

Marsh: P/C Carriers Keeping Up With Soaring Interest in Commercial Drones

Property/casualty insurers have responded positively to the soaring interest in and use of commercial drones, even as global regulators struggle to keep up with the nascent industry, Marsh asserted ...