The airline industry has broadly welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a pilot program engaging state and local governments in the development of federal regulations for unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) operations, which seeks to balance local and national concerns. The program is an effort to head off state and local legislation on low-altitude drone operations that could conflict with the FAA’s responsibility for safe integration of UAVs into the national ...
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