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Printed two-page MassDOT Aeronautics Division letter dated October 22, 2026, on a wooden table next to a fanned stack of Amazon Prime Air brochures showing a delivery drone over houses

Part 135 · 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 225 min read

Zipline

Round Rock Says It Has No Zoning Rule for Zipline's Drone Hub

Zipline's Austin hub sits outside Round Rock city limits. The city says its zoning has no rule for drone hubs and will write one after a second opens.

Haye KestelooOct 11

Zipline

Zipline Starts Austin Deliveries With FAA Comment Window Still Open

Zipline opened delivery in Round Rock on October 9 for 5,000 residents, two days before comments close on the FAA's draft review of its Austin plans.

Haye KestelooOct 9

DoorDash Air

DoorDash Air Drone Lands Chipotle and Popeyes, but No Payload Number

DoorDash unveiled its six-rotor DoorDash Air drone and a Northern California pilot with Chipotle and Popeyes. It still hasn't published a payload weight.

Haye KestelooSep 30

Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone on its launch stand with a second MK30 climbing away behind it

Drone Delivery

FAA Sued by 15 States Over Drone Delivery Clearance Amazon Runs On

Fifteen states and Harris County petitioned the Second Circuit on September 28 to set aside the FAA's nationwide drone delivery environmental finding.

Haye KestelooSep 29

Wing

Lowe's Now Flies Painter's Tape to Charlotte Yards in 20 Minutes

Lowe's launched drone delivery from its Matthews, N.C. store with Wing and DoorDash: 100+ items, 2.5 lb limit, 5-mile radius. Wing flies every order.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Amazon

Amazon Wants 1,000 Drone Flights a Day in CT. Comments Close Oct. 1

Connecticut takes public comment on Amazon's North Haven drone hub until Oct. 1. The FAA filing asks for 1,000 MK30 flights a day, Amazon's usual ceiling.

Haye KestelooSep 20

Three-panel sequence of an Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone releasing a package over a suburban Arizona backyard

Drone Delivery

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.

Haye KestelooSep 20

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