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Super Bowl Drone Ban Expands to San Francisco, Because Of Course It Does
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Super Bowl Drone Ban Expands to San Francisco, Because Of Course It Does

It is the least shocking aviation news of the year that drones are banned over the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. A massive sporting event, tens of thousands of fans, the NFL’s legal team hovering like attack hawks. No one expected otherwise. What is surprising is that the Federal Aviation Administration decided…

Super Bowl LX: FAA Grounds Drones Hard
FAA

Super Bowl LX: FAA Grounds Drones Hard

Super Bowl Sunday is famous for wings, commercials, and at least one friend explaining formations like they invented football. Super Bowl LX, happening February 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, adds one more tradition to the list: aggressively restricted airspace. The FAA has released its official flight advisory at the request of the…

University of Alabama Bans Drones Over Bryant-Denny Stadium on Game Days
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Safer Skies Act Passes House: Local Police Can Now Take Down Drones At NFL Games

We’ve been reporting on stadium drone incidents for years, and Wednesday’s House vote changes everything for the 2026 World Cup and beyond. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safer Skies Act by a decisive 312-112 vote, authorizing state and local law enforcement to disable drones at major sporting events, a power previously reserved for…

DHS Closes Chicago Airspace to Drones Amid Immigration Raids
FAA

Journalism Group Slams ‘Largest Drone Ban Ever’ as Attack on Press Freedom

The National Press Photographers Association has condemned the largest drone flight restriction ever imposed in the United States as an unconstitutional attack on aerial journalism, demanding the FAA and DHS explain why press freedom is being sacrificed in the name of security. The legal challenge marks a critical escalation in the fight over whether federal…

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