According to an article by dronelife.com:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s recent comments have reignited hopes for long-awaited regulations enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. During a March 14 visit to Amazon’s Prime Air facility in Seattle, Duffy emphasized the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) intent to propose rules expanding drone use for deliveries and other services “in relatively short order”. While specifics remain undisclosed, industry stakeholders view this as a critical step toward unlocking scalable commercial applications.
Duffy stressed the urgency of finalizing BVLOS rules to retain U.S. leadership in drone innovation:
“If we don’t have clear rules that allow innovators to innovate and create products and test products, it won’t happen here. It’s going to happen somewhere else, and then we’ll import someone else’s technology.”
His remarks align with mounting pressure from groups like the Commercial Drone Alliance, which in February 2025 called for streamlined approvals to replace the current “bureaucratic and time-consuming” waiver process. The FAA’s draft rule has reportedly incorporated input from multiple federal agencies, suggesting advanced progress.
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