联邦航空局批准亚马逊使用无人机送货

亚马逊(Amazon)在无人机递送包裹的飞行路线上清除了一个关键的政府障碍。

该公司周一透露，美国联邦航空管理局(Federal Aviation Administration)向这家在线零售巨头颁发了135部分认证，允许亚马逊Prime Air作为航空公司运营。此举使得亚马逊可以在去年宣布的一个使用无人机技术的试验项目下进行商业配送。

Pund-IT首席分析师查尔斯·金(Charles King)解释说:“第135部分认证意味着美国联邦航空局(FAA)已经调查了亚马逊的技术和项目，并确定其符合该机构的安全和运营准则。”

他在接受TechNewsWorld采访时表示:“授予亚马逊证书将使该公司离无人机配送更近一步。”

亚马逊负责Prime Air的副总裁大卫·卡本(David Carbon)在一份被广泛报道的声明中赞扬了FAA的决定。

他说:“这项认证是Prime Air向前迈出的重要一步，表明美国联邦航空局对亚马逊自主无人机送货服务的运营和安全程序有信心，终有一天，该服务将把包裹递送到世界各地的客户。”

原文：Amazon has cleared a key government hurdle in its flight path to deliver packages by airborne drones.

The company revealed Monday that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted the online retail giant a Part 135 certificate, which allows Amazon Prime Air to operate as an air carrier. The move lets Amazon make commercial deliveries under a trial program that uses drone technology announced last year.

"The Part 135 certificate means that the FAA has investigated Amazon's technology and program and determined that it complies with the agency's safety and operations guidelines," explained Charles King, the principal analyst at Pund-IT.

"Awarding Amazon the certificate brings the company a step closer to drone delivery," he told TechNewsWorld.

David Carbon, the Amazon vice president who oversees Prime Air, praised the FAA's decision in a widely reported statement.

"This certification is an important step forward for Prime Air and indicates the FAA's confidence in Amazon's operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that will one day deliver packages to our customers around the world," he said.