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A DJI Mavic 4 Pro hovering between pine trees, the kind of drone a service provider would fly under Part 108

Federal Register · BVLOS

TSA Plans Closed-Door Part 108 Security Talks After the Rule Lands

TSA is recruiting hand-picked operators for closed BVLOS security roundtables that run only after the Part 108 final rule publishes. Deadline October 19.

Haye KestelooSep 46 min read

Federal Aviation Administration headquarters building in Washington, DC

Drone Delivery

FAA Clears Drone Delivery's Environmental Path Nationwide, Overriding 17 State Attorneys General

The FAA signed a nationwide FONSI for Part 135 drone delivery, setting a 1,150-flight hub cap and 600-foot setback while 17 state AGs demanded a full EIS.

Haye KestelooJul 31

FAA

FAA’s Section 2209 Drone Rule Is Finally Here — And You Have Until August 5 to Weigh In

After almost 10 years of waiting, the FAA finally dropped its proposed rule for Section 2209. So if you fly drones, whether recreationally or commercially, this one kind of matters for you. The window to do anything about it closes on August 5th after it was extended from the original deadline of July 6th. Stick…

Greg ReverdiauJul 3

FAA's ICE NOTAM Gets Teeth: Change 13 Is the Enforcement Escalation Drone Pilots Should Fear - FAA Cracks Down on Drone Violations with $341,413 in Proposed Penalties - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Key Changes for Drones and Advanced Air Mobility

FAA

DSPA Urges FAA To Use Section 2209 NPRM To Preempt 25 State Drone Airspace Laws

The Drone Service Providers Alliance is pressing the FAA to use its long-overdue Section 2209 rule to invalidate the patchwork of critical infrastructure airspace laws that 25 states wrote while the federal rule sat undone for nearly a decade. In a comment guide posted to the alliance’s website, DSPA President Vic Moss laid out a…

Haye KestelooMay 16

FAA's Bold BVLOS Proposal: End Waivers, Ignite U.S. Drone Innovation Boom

FAA

FAA Drops Section 2209 NPRM After Decade-Long Wait, Industry Has 60 Days To Shape The Rule

The FAA's long-awaited Section 2209 NPRM proposes a new 14 CFR Part 74 framework with two designation tiers for restricting drones over fixed-site facilities.

Haye KestelooMay 5

FAA

FAA DETER Program Lets First-Time Drone Violators Trade Appeal Rights For Smaller Fines

The Federal Aviation Administration announced a new drone enforcement program on April 16, 2026, that offers first-time individual violators reduced civil penalties or shorter certificate suspensions in exchange for admitting liability and surrendering their right to appeal. The Drone Expedited and Targeted Enforcement Response program, known as DETER, was published in a press release the…

Haye KestelooApr 19

DJI Faces December Ban Deadline as Political Pressure Spawns Proxy Company Network

DJI

Trump–Xi Truce Pauses BIS ‘50% Affiliates’ Rule — But DJI Still Faces Dec. 23 FCC Deadline

A one-year U.S.–China trade truce announced after President Trump met President Xi in Busan includes a pause of the Commerce/BIS “50% affiliates” rule, tariff trims, and commitments on soybeans, fentanyl precursors, and rare earths. It does not stop the NDAA clock that could put DJI on the FCC Covered List on December 23, 2025 if…

Haye KestelooOct 30

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US Blacklists 15 Chinese Companies Over Drone Parts for Hamas and Houthis

The US Commerce Department added 15 Chinese companies to its restricted Entity List on Wednesday for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in weaponized drones operated by Hamas and Houthi militants, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register. The blacklisting marks another escalation in US efforts to disrupt supply chains…

Haye KestelooOct 8

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