Aviation View - Dec 2023

9 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 ELEVATING THE INDUSTRY: FAA GREENLIGHTS BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT (BVLOS) DRONE DELIVERY, BOOSTING EFFICIENCY FOR WING As the year draws to a close, drone delivery service Wing has announced a significant development. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Wing an exemption that allows it to operate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) without visual observers. This approval is a game-changer, making commercial residential drone delivery more commercially viable. The FAA’s approval came in the form of a summary grant, a tool used by the FAA to expedite the approval process for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The summary grant process is used when the FAA has already granted a previous exemption similar to the new request. This means that the FAA does not need to repeat the analysis performed for the original exemption, making the process more efficient. OPENING L INES