Amazon gets FAA nod to test newer drones

Mary Bruno

Mary Bruno Jun 30, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Amazon gets FAA nod to test newer drones</h1>
                <h2><p>First, the background: In March, after dragging its feet (according to Amazon), the Federal Aviation Administration finally gave Amazon permission to air test drones for its new drone delivery system. Good news, except that by then, said Amazon, its drone fleet had become obsolete. Fast forward to Wednesday when, reports</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mary-bruno-crosscut-com/">Mary Bruno</a></p> 
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://dev.cascadepbs.org/content/images/sites/default/files/images/article/gallery/amazon-drone.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Amazon drone" loading="lazy" width="300" height="163"></figure><p>First, the background: In March, after dragging its feet (according to Amazon), the Federal Aviation Administration finally gave Amazon permission to air test drones for its new drone delivery system. Good news, except that by then, said Amazon, its drone fleet had become obsolete. Fast forward to Wednesday when, <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2015/faa-gives-amazon-green-light-to-test-drone-delivery-in-the-u-s/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">reports GeekWire</a>, the FAA granted Amazon permission to air test its newest prototype, putting the company one giant step closer to the seemingly fantastical prediction made by CEO Jeff Bezos on <em>6o Minutes</em> in 2013. Drone delivery, here we come.</p>
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First, the background: In March, after dragging its feet (according to Amazon), the Federal Aviation Administration finally gave Amazon permission to air test drones for its new drone delivery system. Good news, except that by then, said Amazon, its drone fleet had become obsolete. Fast forward to Wednesday when, reports GeekWire, the FAA granted Amazon permission to air test its newest prototype, putting the company one giant step closer to the seemingly fantastical prediction made by CEO Jeff Bezos on 6o Minutes in 2013. Drone delivery, here we come.

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By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,