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Amazon Drones Fly Over Nampa, Idaho. The FAA Index Shows No Idaho File

Amazon Prime Air began MK30 drone deliveries in Nampa, Idaho, on Oct. 30, its 13th US metro. The FAA's public index lists no Idaho document.

Haye KestelooNov 2

Residents holding blue No Commercial Drones signs outside Mill Pond School in Westborough, Massachusetts, before a Select Board meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Amazon

Amazon Withdraws Westborough Drone Pad, Promises a Revised Plan Soon

Amazon pulled its Westborough drone pad application without prejudice on Oct. 30, then said a revised project is coming. The zoning appeal runs tonight.

Haye KestelooNov 2

White Wing delivery drone with yellow wingtips and twelve hover propellers flying low past a Walmart store's Pickup sign

Drone Delivery

Wing Says Good Neighbors Fly Quiet. A Texas Yard Saw 52 Amazon Drones

Wing says drone delivery must stay safe and quiet for people who never ordered. Its 43 dBA covers cruise; its delivery hover runs about 62 decibels.

Haye KestelooOct 29

Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, its gold dome lit by low sun above bare trees

Amazon

Amazon North Haven Drone Decision Not Until 2027, Official Says

North Haven's first selectman says no Amazon drone decision comes before 2027. DEEP's federal clock and its own word point to November.

Haye KestelooOct 29

Amazon

Amazon Drones Fly Over Chicago Suburbs. The FAA Still Shows a Draft

Amazon says 21 MK30 drones are flying from Markham, Illinois. The FAA's Chicago file, updated October 14, still ends at a July draft with no decision.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Amazon

MassDOT Says Amazon Hasn't Applied for the Drone Pad Permit It Needs

MassDOT told Amazon it has no request to review its Westborough drone pad, which needs a state certificate and a public hearing before any flights.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Front of the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston, red brick with white columns and a gold dome under a clear blue sky, flags on either side

Amazon

Healey Weighs a Drone Delivery Permit Freeze Aimed at Amazon's Hub

Healey's office is reviewing a call from 16 legislators for a drone delivery task force and a freeze on state certificates as Amazon awaits approvals.

Haye KestelooOct 22

Amazon

Amazon Targets Mid-November Tallahassee Drones. A Permit Is Pending

Amazon aims to start Prime Air drone deliveries in Tallahassee by mid-November. The drones' on-site housing is still under permit review.

Haye KestelooOct 21

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