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Amazon Drones Drop Packages Where State Law Calls It a Crime
Ten states restrict dropping objects from aircraft more tightly than the FAA. Amazon's MK30 is the only delivery drone that releases packages in flight.
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Amazon Plans Portland Drone Hub in a State That Fought FAA Review
Amazon asked Portland, Oregon to review a Prime Air drone hub at its Schmeer Road warehouse for early 2027, under a national FAA review Oregon's AG fought.
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Amazon Moved Omaha Drone Routes for Eagles as Neighbors Complain
Amazon rerouted its Papillion drones 1,000 feet from bald eagle nests. Residents counting 50 flights an hour got the FAA's address instead.
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Amazon Brought a Drone to a Car Show. Tracy Got No Comment Period
Amazon displayed its MK30 at a Tracy car show before launch. The FAA has published no environmental assessment for the site, and no comment period opened.
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Amazon Made 500 Drone Flights. Now It Wants a Whole UK Town
Amazon asked the CAA to fly Prime Air across all of Darlington after 500 flights, against a permission that already allows 100 deliveries a weekday.
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Amazon Drone Lands Itself Beside a Baton Rouge Road, Two Months In
An Amazon MK30 set itself down on a Florida Boulevard grass strip Friday, props intact, as storms crossed the parish. Amazon has not said why.
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Amazon Says Quieter Than a Truck. Its FAA Filing Says 92 Decibels
Amazon told Baton Rouge its delivery drones beat an idling truck. Its own FAA noise filing puts the delivery hover at 92.1 decibels.
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Amazon Had Two Days To Answer 8 MK30 Safety Questions. It Didn't
DroneXL sent Amazon Prime Air eight written questions about its 83-pound MK30 drone. Saturday's deadline passed with no answers as Amazon plans 500 cities.
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