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Prime Air’s decade-long promise: MK30 drones, FAA exemptions, and the delivery network that keeps almost arriving.

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Brick facade of the Forbes Municipal Building at 45 West Main Street in Westborough, Massachusetts, with its name lettered on the corner and a flagpole to the left

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Amazon Drone Pad Appeal Set for Nov. 2 as Westborough Drafts Bylaw

Westborough's ZBA hears the appeal against Amazon's drone pad on Nov. 2. Town Meeting votes Oct. 19 on a drone bylaw whose text the warrant does not carry.

Haye KestelooOct 12

Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone hovering low over an open green field at sunset

Drone Delivery

DroneXL Adds 20 Drone Delivery Town Guides as Local Votes Pile Up

Twenty new DroneXL resident guides for towns facing drone delivery: who flies, who decides, what towns can still do, and eight dates before Nov. 10.

Haye KestelooOct 11

Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone standing on a wet runway under dark storm clouds

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Amazon Tells North Myrtle Beach: Ask the FAA. FAA: Ask Amazon and City

Amazon told North Myrtle Beach the FAA decides overflights and its drones stay under 68 decibels. The FAA says ask Amazon and the city. Its table says 82.

Haye KestelooOct 8

An Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone sits on its launch cradle at the Darlington site while a technician in a hi-vis vest walks alongside carrying a control tablet

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Amazon Prime Air Is Hiring in Australia. The Job: Get CASA to Say Yes

Amazon is hiring a Head of Regulatory Approvals in Sydney or Canberra to win every CASA approval Prime Air needs. No site or date has been named.

Haye KestelooOct 7

Worcester City Hall's stone clock tower and arched facade against a clear blue sky

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Worcester Asks If It Can Stop Amazon Drones. Shrewsbury Says It Can't

Worcester wants a report on its power over Amazon's planned Westborough drones. Shrewsbury says towns are preempted. Hopkinton votes to fight.

Haye KestelooOct 7

Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone flying low over green prairie grass at sunset

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FAA Raised Amazon's Omaha Drone Band on Paper. Its Noise Model Didn't

The FAA's final Omaha review moves Amazon's MK30 cruise band from 180-377 feet to 205-370 feet. Its noise report still models the old numbers.

Haye KestelooOct 6

Gray DJI Mini 3 drone held in one hand, arms unfolded, camera and gimbal facing the lens, MINI 3 printed on the right arm

Deal

DJI Mini 3 Hits $269 for Prime Big Deal Days, Matching Its June Low

Amazon has the DJI Mini 3 at $269 for Prime members through October 7, $150 off list and level with its June low. The Fly More Combo is $600.

Haye KestelooOct 6

A worker in a safety vest loads a Prime-branded box into an Amazon MK30 delivery drone on a launch pad while a second worker stands at a laptop cart

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Amazon Drones Buzz Cleveland Heights Homes. The Mayor Wants Them Moved

Cleveland Heights Mayor Jim Petras will ask Amazon whether drone routes can shift to commercial areas. Amazon moved some Texas flights in February.

Haye KestelooOct 6