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FAA Has No Rules For Data Collected By Drones

Aircraft Can Photograph People, License Plates Of Cars, Gather Other Information

The director of the FAA's Office of Unmanned Aircraft systems says that the agency has not set forth any rules for companies that collect data, either purposely or incidentally, using drones.

Momentum Builds In The Cessna Citation Longitude Program

Third Aircraft Joins The Flight Test Fleet, Fully Assembly Line Flow Commences

The third aircraft in the Cessna Citation Longitude flight test program recently completed its first flight. Test pilots Corey Eckhart and UJ Pesonen, along with flight test engineer Mike Bradfield, successfully tested various systems throughout the one-hour and 40-minute flight. The aircraft will be used in the program for avionics and systems development, as well as collecting flight simulator data.

NATA Files Amicus Brief With Supreme Court In Support Of Bombardier

Asks For Review Of IRS Decision To Impose Excise Taxes On Flexjet

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) filed a Friend of the Court brief in support of member company Bombardiers’ request the U.S. Supreme Court review a Fifth Circuit ruling upholding an IRS decision to apply federal transportation excise taxes to the management fees of its then fractional operation subsidiary, Flexjet.

Police Locate Stolen Construction Equipment Using Drone

Was The First Official Mission For The Cecil County, MD Sheriff's New Aircraft

Nearly $400,000 in stolen construction equipment was located by the Cecil County, MD Sheriff's Office using one of its two recently-purchased drones, according to the department. .