FAA Just Created 100,000 New Jobs | Inc.com
FAA Just Created 100,000 New Jobs | Inc.com
On Wednesday, June 21, the FAA finalized the rules for commercial UAVs, or drones. The market has been anxiously awaiting those rules for several years. While hobbyist UAV use was allowed, commercial use was specifically prohibited until now.
Having been lobbied by the Academy of Model Aviation (AMA), Amazon, Google, Walmart, and others, the FAA allowed the commercial use of UAVs. The main concern that caused the delay in issuing regulations had to do with fatal mid-air collisions with commercial and airline aviation.
Recently the industry saw more mid-air collisions, and the FAA wanted to make sure the new rules prevent that, as well as prevent harm to people on the ground. The Airline Pilots Association, representing 53,000 pilots, commended the way the rules prevent such potential accidents.
Source: With 1 Announcement, the FAA Just Created an $82 Billion Market and 100,000 New Jobs | Inc.com
