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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

US gives BP first license to fly drone over land


US gives BP first license to fly drone over land
Washington (AFP) June 10, 2014 - Cautious US aviation regulators announced Tuesday they have given oil company BP the first commercial license to fly a drone aircraft over land. The Federal Aviation Administration gave BP and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) builder AeroVironment permission to use a drone for surveys of oil exploration and pipeline areas in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay area. The surveys began on Sunday, using Aer ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_gives_BP_first_license_to_fly_drone_over_land_999.html

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