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Department of Transportation

A drone carries a Walmart package during the launch event of their drone delivery service with Wing in Houston on Jan. 15, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

DOT reopens drone-related RFI amid plans for new FAA office

The agency is extending its comment period and seeking additional insights on aircraft location-tracking devices, detection technologies and safety standards.
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Jan. 11, 2023 — An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

FAA moves toward improving new air traffic control system

New documents reveal the transportation agency’s plan to find an integrator to modernize the antiquated system.
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