What Happened
Fifteen States Unite Over Noise And Safety Concerns In Federal Court
A coalition of fifteen US states and Harris County, Texas, has filed a petition in federal court challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) environmental review of commercial drone deliveries. The states argue that the FAA’s assessment, which found ’no significant impact’, failed to adequately examine the effects of expanding drone deliveries on noise and safety. Residents in a Dallas suburb have reported disruptions from Amazon’s Prime Air drones, describing the noise as a ‘buzzing nightmare’. The FAA’s review covers delivery hubs at existing businesses, but the states want the court to throw out the assessment. This development was first reported by AeroTime.