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Gogo's 2Ku service received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration this week, clearing the way for it to be installed on commercial airplanes later this year.

Kansas State University Salina's unmanned aircraft systems program flies a small quadcopter with a multispectral camera over a cornfield in northeast Kansas. | Download this photo. SALINA - Kansas State University Salina has reached a national milestone in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the country to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, for statewide access during flight operations.

The US government agency's suggested regulations won't let Amazon deliver packages, but they generally make it very easy for businesses to use drones. After years of caution, the Federal Aviation Administration now proposes to dramatically lower barriers affecting commercial drones in US airspace.