SEATTLE/WASHINGTON—U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to propose rules to expand the use of drones for deliveries and other services.
“We’re in the stages of developing a rule to make sure we can give more authority and clarity to those who are developing these drones,” Duffy told reporters after a tour of Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service’s headquarters in Seattle, saying the agency plans to release a proposal “in relatively short order.”
Last month, the Commercial Drone Alliance urged President Donald Trump’s administration to release a proposed rule that would allow commercial unmanned aircraft systems or drone operations beyond visual line of sight, saying the rule “is essential to enable this industry to succeed.”…