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Policy & Regulation
Part 108's Clock Is Ticking: FAA's BVLOS Rule Hits Its 90-Day OIRA Deadline October 8
The FAA's long-awaited Part 108 drone rule has sat at White House regulatory review since July 10, with the standard 90-day window closing October 8 — while DoorDash, Zipline, Amazon and Joby all build ahead of a final text nobody has seen.
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Policy & Regulation
$75,000-a-Violation No-Drone Zone Locks Down Dallas for the RNC Midterm Convention
Five federal agencies warned Dallas drone operators on Sept. 8 that flying inside the RNC Midterm Convention's 3-mile, 400-foot TFR risks $75,000 civil fines, criminal prosecution, and interception by Secret Service counter-drone aircraft.
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Policy & Regulation
TSA Will Write Part 108's Security Rules Behind Closed Doors: Federal Register Notice Sets Up NDA-Only BVLOS Roundtables After the Rule Lands
TSA's Sept. 4 Federal Register notice invites BVLOS operators to NDA-gated, SSI-protected roundtables that will shape Part 108's security programs only after the final rule publishes, with no public comment and the FAA half still parked at OIRA.
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Policy & Regulation
California's 400-Foot Drone Ban Near Concerts Heads to the Governor's Desk
California lawmakers gave final, unanimous approval to a bill banning unauthorized drone flights within 400 feet of large outdoor concerts and amusement parks, setting up a likely fight over whether states can regulate airspace the FAA hasn't touched.
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Policy & Regulation
FAA Doubles Down on BEYOND, Pushing Drone Testing Into Longer, Higher, More Complex Airspace
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Phase 2 of the FAA's BEYOND program on August 27, doubling its lead-participant roster to test bigger cargo drones, longer BVLOS routes, and on-airport operations through 2029.
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Policy & Regulation
Wing's Bid to Fly Groceries Over Atlanta Clears a Key FAA Hurdle as Comment Window Closes
The FAA's 30-day comment period on Wing Aviation's Draft Environmental Assessment for expanded Atlanta-metro drone delivery closed August 1, 2026, moving the company a step closer to scaling beyond its six-store Walmart-anchored footprint.
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Policy & Regulation
Global Regulators Converge on Drone Operator Fatigue as BVLOS Oversight Enters a New Phase
A DroneLife survey of FAA, EASA, UK CAA, CASA, MLIT and ICAO rules on operator fatigue lands the same week as an ICAO counter-UAS push and a Commercial UAV Expo keynote comparing FAA-EASA BVLOS approaches.
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Policy & Regulation
The BVLOS Rule Is at the White House — and Nobody Agrees on Which Rule It Is
The FAA's Part 108 BVLOS rule reached OIRA on July 10, 2026, and trade press called it a proposed rule moving forward. The live review record says otherwise: Stage — Final Rule. The difference is roughly a year of your operating plans.
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Policy & Regulation
Can You Legally Shoot Down a Drone Over Your Property? What the Case Law Actually Says
The Kentucky 'drone slayer' case never settled the law, and two 2024 Florida prosecutions show real consequences. Here's what the case law and stalled state bills actually say about shooting down a drone.
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Policy & Regulation
DHS and DOJ Issue Interim Final Rule Letting State and Local Police Detect, Track and Take Down Drones
A new joint DHS/DOJ interim final rule, effective July 1, 2026, hands state, local, Tribal and territorial police and correctional agencies detection and — for the first time — drone mitigation authority, with public comment open through September 4.
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Policy & Regulation
Florida's Vertiport Funding Law Takes Effect, Fueling State's Advanced Air Mobility Push
Florida's HB 1093 took effect July 1, 2026, letting FDOT fund up to 100% of vertiport projects and granting eVTOL tax breaks as the state races to become a leading U.S. test bed for air taxis.
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Policy & Regulation
FAA's Critical-Infrastructure Drone-Restriction Rule Closes Its Public Comment Window
The FAA's first formal process letting critical-infrastructure operators petition for drone flight restrictions closed for public comment this week, setting up two new tiers of no-fly zones covering 16 sectors from energy to defense plants.
