Amazon Wins Approval to Test Delivery Drones Outdoors

Federal regulators have given Amazon.com a green light to begin testing drones, but it will most likely take years before the online retailer can start delivering packages from the air to peoples' homes. The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday gave Amazon permission to conduct test flights of its drones outdoors, as long as the company obeys a host of rules like flying below 400 feet and only during daylight hours. The company's drones for now will have to be operated by a pilot with a certificate to fly a private manned aircraft.