DOT to Expedite Drone Delivery, Drawing Small UAV Coalition Cheers

The Department of Transportation grant of economic authority to unmanned aircraft systems operators for transporting property through the air is “an important step to expedite UAS delivery operations in the U.S.,” the Small UAV Coalition said Monday. “The Coalition has long encouraged DOT to take this step and is pleased that it will be available to operators as the UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) gets underway.”