Agency
FAA
The US civil-aviation regulator: drones and electric air taxis reach commercial service through its type certification, airworthiness, and operating-rule approvals.
Federal Aviation Administration · US federal · United States · 56 linked actions · Official site
FAA appears in the DEPLOY registry through 29 incidents investigated and 27 filings decided, the most recent on 2026-09-04.
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Incidents investigated (29)
Regulatory action12
- FAA signs nationwide Finding of No Significant Impact for Part 135 drone delivery, replacing market-by-market environmental reviews
Regulatory action · 2026-07-28
- FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flight
Regulatory action · 2026-07-14
- Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL
Regulatory action · 2026-06-15
- Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch
Regulatory action · 2026-06-15
- FAA grants aircraft-agnostic BVLOS waiver for Vantis network across 5,000 square miles
Regulatory action · 2026-06-02
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- Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA
Regulatory action · 2026-05-15
- FAA issues Certificate of Waiver 107W-2026-00686 to Buoyant Aero for UAS operations over humans and moving vehicles
Regulatory action · 2026-05-15
- Archer Aviation becomes first eVTOL company to close FAA Phase 3 of Type Certification process for Midnight
Regulatory action · 2026-04-01
- Joby Aviation clears FAA Stage 4 airworthiness conformity review, one step from type certificate
Regulatory action · 2026-03-28
- Archer Aviation selected for FAA AAM Integration Pilot Program spanning 26 states for Midnight eVTOL testing
Regulatory action · 2026-03-09
- FAA unveils eight AAM eVTOL integration pilot projects spanning 26 states, allowing Joby, Archer, Beta, and Wisk to begin operations by summer 2026
Regulatory action · 2026-03-09
- FAA grounds FedEx MD-11 fleet pending inspection after fatal UPS crash in Kentucky
Regulatory action · 2025-11-08
Collision8
- Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas
Collision · 2026-02-04
- Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas
Collision · 2026-02-04
- Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into apartment building in Richardson, Texas
Collision · 2026-02-04
- Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, prompting FAA and NTSB probes
Collision · 2025-10-02
- Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 drones collide with construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona, prompting FAA and NTSB investigation
Collision · 2025-10-01
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- Two Amazon MK30 drones struck the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona
Collision · 2025-10-01
- DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise collides with a UH-60 Black Hawk during Texas flood search-and-rescue
Collision · 2025-07-07
- Hobbyist DJI Mini 3 Pro punches a hole in a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft during the LA Palisades Fire
Collision · 2025-01-09
Malfunction5
- Zipline delivery drone deploys emergency parachute onto Houston-area highway
Malfunction · 2026-09-04
- Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAS experienced engine failure and crashed in a field near Pendleton, Oregon
Malfunction · 2026-03-10
- Wing delivery drone crashes and catches fire after a Walmart delivery in Kemah, Texas
Malfunction · 2026-03-01
- Amazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probe
Malfunction · 2025-11-25
- Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site
Malfunction · 2024-12-16
Property damage3
- Amazon MK30 delivery drone struck an apartment building in Richardson, Texas; backyard grass fire
Property damage · 2026-02-15
- Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone crashed into a Richardson, Texas apartment building and broke apart
Property damage · 2026-02-04
- Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone clips and severs an internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting an FAA probe
Property damage · 2025-11-18
Other1
- FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 2026
Other · 2026-07-02
Filings decided (27)
Active10
- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2026-07-10
- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2026-03-09
- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2026-01-01
- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2023-01-01 · Flytrex
- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2022-06-22 · Zipline
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- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2020-08-29 · Amazon
- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2019-10-01 · United Parcel Service
- faa action
faa action · active · Decided 2019-04-09
- faa action
faa action · active · Matternet
- faa action
faa action · active · Beta Technologies
Pending6
- faa action
faa action · pending · Decided 2026-05-01
- faa action
faa action · pending · Decided 2025-11-01
- faa action
faa action · pending · Lilium
- faa action
faa action · pending · Joby Aviation
- faa action
faa action · pending · Archer Aviation
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- faa action
faa action · pending · Vertical Aerospace
Granted6
- FAA-TC-JAS4-1-Stage5
faa action · granted · Decided 2024-04-08 · Joby Aviation
- 14 CFR Part 450
faa action · granted · Decided 2024-02-21 · Varda Space Industries
- faa action
faa action · granted · Decided 2023-10-13 · EHang
- faa action
faa action · granted · Decided 2023-10-13 · EHang
- FAA-Part135-Joby-2022
faa action · granted · Decided 2022-05-26 · Joby Aviation
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- LLO 19-110
faa action · granted · Decided 2019-02-15 · SpaceX
Cleared4
- faa action
faa action · cleared · Decided 2024-05-30 · Amazon
- faa action
faa action · cleared · Decided 2023-09-18 · Zipline
- faa action
faa action · cleared · Decided 2022-11-30 · Matternet
- faa action
faa action · cleared · Wing
Superseded1
- faa action
faa action · superseded · Matternet