It's perfectly probable that
FAA national operations manager Ben Sliney — who, in one of United 93's many officially sanctioned and exploitative twists, plays himself — stood rooted to one spot as he dealt with what must rank as the worst - ever first day on the job.
Not exact matches
The Small UAV Coalition echoed Johnson's concerns in a November letter to the
FAA that said, «State and local governments have no authority to govern or regulate the
operation of aircraft, both manned and unmanned, in the
National Airspace System.»
The data collected from these
operations will help the USDOT and
FAA craft new enabling rules that allow more complex low - altitude
operations, identify ways to balance local and
national interests related to UAS integration, improve communications with local, state and tribal jurisdictions, address security and privacy risks, and accelerate the approval of
operations that currently require special authorizations.
The
FAA continually strives to improve
operations in the
National Airspace System (NAS) and ensure the vitality of the U.S. economy through the transformation of our civil air traffic system with the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).
The
FAA also continues to make improvements and upgrades to NextGen, the comprehensive overhaul of our
national airspace system that will modernize air traffic control
operations.
A: As it stands today, the
FAA in its role as the governing body over the
National Air Space, has established a policy that UAV
operations for private use are allowed, but commercial use is prohibited.