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Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is hoping its high-flying internet balloons can help the people of Puerto Rico, about a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. On Friday, the search giant announced some balloons from its Project Loon program had been deployed over Puerto Rico, in an effort to provide people with limited internet access. That …

Media giant CNN has been granted a waiver to make routine drone flights above crowds, a milestone for the drone industry, which is expected to experience dramatic growth in the next few years. The Part 107 waiver represents the first time the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a waiver for unlimited flights of unmanned aerial vehicles over people, the news …

If you were planning to use a drone to get a bird’s-eye view of the Statue of Liberty on your next visit, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning you to think again. The same goes for Mount Rushmore and a handful of other Interior Department sites after the FAA issued a directive Thursday that prohibits flights of unmanned aerial vehicles …

Regular flying drones might be annoying, unsafe invaders of privacy, but what about a drone you can climb into and fly to the grocery store? The appropriately named PassengerDrone company, based in Switzerland, promises just that with its new two-seater manned aircraft. It flies without its passengers having to do anything beyond interact with a touchscreen. From the press release: …

Ever wondered what it’s like inside a B-17, the iconic bomber of WWII and dozens of movies? What about taking a peak inside the back of a C-47, the cargo plane that dropped thousands of paratroopers the night before D-Day? Ever wanted to check out the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom, F-100 Super Sabre or an F-104 Starfighter? Well you …

For centuries Malta was the center of the world. Well, the European world anyway. At roughly the geographical center of the Mediterranean, and perhaps even more importantly, in the narrow space between Sicily and Africa, Malta has long been an important military location. For navies, at least. It’s perhaps not where you’d expect to find an air museum. The British …

The Federal Aviation Administration is warning drone operators not to fly their devices over the Houston area as rescue efforts continue in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The FAA said Tuesday that unauthorized drone operation over the disaster area could interfere with rescue and recovery efforts currently underway in areas inundated by epic floods brought on by the deadly storm. …

 Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. The airline says no one was hurt and the flight landed safely.  Ishara S.kodikara / AFP/Getty Images It’s not often that you’re on a flight and an overhead bin begins pumping out smoke. That, however, is what happened on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Kochi, …

If you’re a drone hobbyist who registered your device with the FAA, you may be eligible for a refund of your $5 registration fee and deletion of the data you provided. The Federal Aviation Administration’s drone registration system took flight two years ago, telling owners to pay $5 apiece or face potential criminal charges. Meanwhile, drone sales continue to climb, …

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday announced airspace restrictions aimed at drones, banning any unauthorized unmanned vehicles from flying over 133 military facilities. The ban kicks in on April 14. FAA said the restrictions are based on authority granted to it under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7: “U.S. military facilities are vital …