Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to FAA’s Drone Cease-and-Desist Orders
By Holly Hughes
A Federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has dismissed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by a search-and-rescue group in Texas that uses drones in its work, but both sides in the case are declaring victory.
Texas EquuSearch had tried to overturn an email from the FAA ordering the group to stop operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly called drones, in its search-and-rescue operations, the AP reports.
The three-judge panel said it could not review the case because the warning notice the FAA sent to did not represent the …read more
Via: PDN Pulse