With FAA Applications Stalled, Aviation Groups Want End to Shutdown

Due to the government shutdown, applications for FAA Remote Pilot Certificates are on hold (see 1901080018), jeopardizing operators’ income, aviation groups said Thursday, citing closure of the agency’s UAS Integration Office. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association went to Capitol Hill, urging lawmakers to end the hiatus. Individuals also can’t apply for waivers to operate “what is currently possible in the FAA Small UAS Rule (Part 107),” the groups said.