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FAA Drone Rules May Not Include Items On Amazon's Wish List
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 2:37pm | 202Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) customers shouldn't expect drones to deliver their goods any time soon as the Federal Aviation Administration is set to announce new rules and regulations over how businesses can use drones. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday the FAA is considering...
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Amazon Faces A $350,000 Fine For Doing What?
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 11:04am | 235Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be fined $350,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration for a shipping accident that occurred in 2014. According to CNN Money, Amazon failed to properly package or label a box it shipped to customers that contained the Liquid Fire drain cleaner. It was...
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Report: Drones Are A Threat To Airline Safety
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 1:28pm | 269Read More...The growing surge in demand for drones is causing a bit of a headache for airports. According to a report by Bloomberg, pilots and air traffic control personnel reported more than 100 drone sightings to the Federal Aviation Administration. The publication added that the FAA received more than 1...
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Could 2016 Be The Year Of Drone Deliveries?
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 2:37pm | 532Read More...Drones have been a hot topic so far this year, as more companies argue that the unmanned aircraft would have a tremendous impact on their operations. The increased focus on drone usage has caused many to wonder whether 2016 could be the year that drone deliveries are finally made possible....
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FAA: Unregistered Drones Could Soon Mean Jail Time
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 12:41pm | 421Read More...U.S. drone operators must register their drones by February 16, 2016. Violators will soon face stiff fines and potential jail time for unregistered drones. Retailers are expecting drones to be a popular gift this holiday season. One of the hottest holiday gifts this year is reportedly drones....
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Is It Time To Invest In Drones?
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 2:29pm | 483Read More...The drone industry has been through several twists and turns since the devices made their way to the market in the early '00s. The unmanned aircraft have become something of a novelty to the general public, but the use case for the devices have exploded across a range of industries, leaving...
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Automation Serves Up Massive Travel Delays For The Second Time This Summer
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 12:20pm | 371Read More...The Federal Aviation Administration's computer system wreaked travel havoc across the East Coast this weekend after a software update gone wrong caused the cancellation of nearly 500 flights. Flights controlled by the FAA's Leesburg, Virginia, facility were restricted from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on...
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Dougherty Upgrades Stratasys, Sees 'A Path Out Of The Dog House'
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 12:16pm | 502Read More...In a report published Monday, Dougherty & Company analyst Andrea James upgraded shares of Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) to Buy from Neutral with a newly established $45 price target as the "disruptive" company "builds back" its credibility. "Some have argued that...
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Drones May Fly Farther In Coming Years
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 12:47pm | 393Read More...The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly planning to announce its willingness to relax the rules barring drones from flying out of the sightline of their land-based pilots. The announcement would be a major step forward for companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), who have been...
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Amazon Cleared For Drone Delivery Tests
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 8:39am | 132Read More...The Federal Aviation Administration approved Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) request to test package delivery by drone. Amazon will be able to use its drones outdoors in rural Washington, as long as the drone's operator is within sight of the drone itself. Shares of Amazon indicated 0...
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Southwest Grounds 128 Aircraft, FAA Gives 5 Days To Complete Inspections
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 11:53am | 147Read More...Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) grounded 128 Boeing 737-700 Tuesday following a discovery that a maintenance check on a standby hydraulic system was overdue. According to the company’s press release, “Southwest immediately and voluntarily removed the affected aircraft from service...
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Weekly Highlights: iPhone 6 Troubles, New MacBook Air Coming, Google IO And More
Sunday, June 29, 2014 - 10:50am | 194Read More...Nearly every major tech company held a conference in June. This week it was Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) turn. The search engine giant announced a number of Android-related developments, including another TV platform. Speaking of TV, the Supreme Court put an end to Aereo after ruling that the company...
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Will Prime Air Deliver Big Gains For Amazon?
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 3:17pm | 742Read More...Earlier this week, the Federal Aviation Administration was thought to have quietly quashed Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) initial plans for an unmanned delivery service. Amazon was not explicitly prohibited from proceeding with the project, but the FAA released a few specific rules that could have...
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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, May 12: Eastern Ukraine Secession Vote A Victory For Separatists
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 6:43am | 1130Read More...Pro-Russian separatist rebels celebrated an overwhelming victory in a makeshift secession vote held on Sunday. The vote has been condemned by the EU as illegal; however the rebel groups have said it will allow eastern Ukraine to decide whether it will remain a part of Ukraine, become self-...
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Unmanned Drones Now A Strong Reality After FAA Approval
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 11:48am | 357Read More...CEO of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Jeff Bezos revealed one of the company's most secret projects during a segment on CBS' 60 Minutes: un-manned drones to be used as delivery tools. Many analysts and pundits immediately doubted the feasibility of Amazon.com utilizing a fleet of drones to deliver...












