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Md. Brokerage Firm Offering Lloyd’s of London UAV Insurance Program

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UAO Staff on November 24, 2015

Hunt Valley, Md.-based All Risks Ltd., which touts itself as the largest national independent wholesale brokerage firm, has partnered with Prospect Insurance Brokers Ltd., a Lloyd’s of London broker providing specialist unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) insurance for manufacturers and operators. [Read More]

Kansas City AEC Firm Using UAVs to Improve Project Efficiency

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UAO Staff on October 07, 2015

Burns & McDonnell, an architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firm based in Kansas City, Mo., says it now has certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transport Canada to fly drones for commercial use. According to the firm, in [Read More]

Law Firm MMM Establishing UAS Practice Group

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UAO Staff on September 23, 2015

International law firm Morris, Manning & Martin LLP (MMM) is starting a new group that offers legal counsel on compliance, insurance, intellectual property, privacy, litigation, financial and other issues related to the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The [Read More]

Aerospace Engineering & Analysis Firm in Alabama Gets FAA UAS Approval

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UAO Staff on August 17, 2015

Intuitive Research and Technology Corp. (INTUITIVE), an aerospace engineering and analysis firm based in Huntsville, Ala., recently received a Section 333 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. INTUITIVE provides production support, systems [Read More]

International Firm Gets FAA Exemption for PrecisionHawk, DJI UAS

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UAO Staff on August 13, 2015

Michael Baker International, a provider of engineering, consulting, planning, technical and professional services, says it has received a Section 333 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate several types of UAS. Specifically, according to the exemption grant, the [Read More]

FAA Exemption Holder Partners with Virginia Firm for Drone Services

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UAO Staff on August 10, 2015

Rice Associates Inc., a geospatial services firm headquartered in Manassas, Va., has formed a partnership with Navigator CS LLC, a Leesburg, Va.-based provider of engineering and management consulting services, for the use of drones. Navigator CS LLC, a disabled veteran-owned [Read More]

Minnesota Firm Gets FAA OK for DJI Inspire 1 Flights

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UAO Staff on August 04, 2015

Hendrix Consulting Group LLC, an aerial imaging solutions company based in Eden Prairie, Minn., says it has received a commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) exemption for a variety of services, including videography, photography, mapping, inspections and construction project assessment. Through [Read More]

Firm OK’d for DJI UAS in Forensic Investigations

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UAO Staff on July 16, 2015

Forensic engineering firm RTI Group LLC says it has been granted a Section 333 exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). RTI Group says it will use its AerExam ‘aerial examination [Read More]

Law Firm Launches Expedited, Lower-Cost Service for Drone Exemptions

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UAO Staff on June 25, 2015

Chicago-based Antonelli Law has launched ‘Drone Democracy‘ – what the law firm says is a lower-fee Section 333 service to help potential operators of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) obtain legal clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Created as [Read More]

‘Boutique’ Aviation Law Firm Launches in Bethesda

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UAO Staff on June 24, 2015

HCH Legal LLC, offering specialized aviation legal services for national and international clients, has opened in Bethesda, Md. Founders Greg Cirillo and Gary Horowitz join John Mietus and David Wachen to bring to the firm more than 75 years of [Read More]

Forensic Investigation Firm Can Now Fly Fixed-Wing & Multi-Rotor UAVs

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UAO Staff on June 15, 2015

Louisville, Ky.-based Donan – one of the first two forensic investigation firms to receive a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exemption for the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – says it has received a second exemption for its fleet [Read More]

Nebraska Firm Lands Exemption for Draganfly, 3DR UAVs

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UAO Staff on June 04, 2015

Olsson Associates, a Lincoln, Neb.-based provider of engineering and design services for public and private infrastructure projects, has been given a Section 333 exemption to operate the Draganfly X4-ES, 3D Robotics Aero-M and 3D Robotics X8+ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). [Read More]

Boston-Based Engineering & Construction Firm Gets UAV Exemption

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UAO Staff on May 26, 2015

CDM Smith Inc., a full-service engineering and construction firm headquartered in Boston, has been granted an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to the Section 333 exemption, the firm is authorized to [Read More]

Forensic Investigation Firm Gets FAA Approval for senseFly eBee

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UAO Staff on May 20, 2015

Donan, a Louisville, Ky.-based provider of forensic investigations, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for aerial data collection applications that will assist the property insurance industry with claim inspections. Donan’s Section 333 exemption [Read More]

Law Firm Secures NYC Metro Area’s First Multiple-Use UAV Exemption

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UAO Staff on May 18, 2015

Law firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP (MDM&C) says it has helped secure a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 333 exemption on behalf of client Next Generation Aviation Services LLC (NGA). Lincoln Park, N.J.-based NGA first filed its petition [Read More]

Western U.S.-Based Law Firm Adds a UAS Team

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UAO Staff on April 28, 2015

Building on the firm's experience representing clients in aviation and other high-tech sectors, law firm Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP has launched an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) multidisciplinary team. Lewis Roca Rothgerber's UAS team, led by Tom Dougherty, comprises attorneys from [Read More]

Infrastructure Inspections Firm Gets Exemption for Aibot X6 UAS

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UAO Staff on March 30, 2015

Solusia Air LLC, a services firm that uses unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to provide asset audits and safety inspections for wireless carriers, tower owners and utilities, has received one of the Section 333 exemptions recently issued by the Federal Aviation [Read More]

Law Firm Files Petition for Rulemaking on Micro Drones

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UAO Staff on December 23, 2014

Law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) practice head Brendan Schulman has filed a formal petition for rulemaking with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of the UAS America Fund LLC, proposing a new [Read More]

Global Law Firm Adds on New UAS Integration Unit

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UAO Staff on November 17, 2014

Hunton & Williams LLP, a global law firm headquartered in Richmond, Va., has formed a multidisciplinary Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Unit. The unit will assist clients with the legal complexities associated with the developing regulatory framework pertaining to commercial [Read More]

Global Law Firm Adds Group for Unmanned Aerial Systems

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UAO Staff on October 17, 2014

Hogan Lovells, an international law firm based in both London and Washington, D.C., has launched a multidisciplinary group focused on unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Given the many different industries in which its UAS clients operate, the firm says, its aviation [Read More]