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## Transcript

[ NOISE ] More than a year after Amazon pulled back the curtain on it's ambitious drone delivery program, the company is finally getting the go ahead from the government to fly it's drones in US skies, for testing purposes at least. The Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday they have granted Amazon an experimental air worthiness certificate. Which will let the company conduct drone flights for research and development and training purposes. It's the latest step in the FAA's long journey towards developing rules for commercial drone use. Back in February, the agency released its proposed rules to regulate drone use after coming under a lot of industry pressure, including threats from Amazon to take its drone delivery business abroad.

But the FAA's approval comes with a lot of strings attached. Amazon can't fly its drones over 400 feet or out of the pilot's line of sight. The drone's operator has to have a pilot's license at minimum. And Amazon will have to provide monthly reports to the FAA on their drone experiments. That's about the same set of rules that the FAA puts on other commercial drone operators. And it's much more restrictive than non- commercial drone flights. And, don't expect to see Amazon's delivery drones on your doorstep anytime soon. [ INAUDIBLE ] The FAA's proposal for general drone regulations is expected to take anywhere from 18 months to two years to be finalized.

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