Amazon gets FAA approval to test US Prime Air delivery drones

Amazon has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate its fleet of Prime Air drones in the US. The company can now use unmanned aircraft systems to deliver goods'beyond the visual line of sight of the operator' under a trial basis, CNBC reports. Amazon began testing its delivery drones in 2013, but has stumbled getting the service off the ground due to hardware and safety issues. The firm notes that it has since conducted a number of training deliveries and submitted evidence showing operations are safe to the public. Drone deliveries will first rollout in low populated areas and will only drop-off packages weighing five pounds or less.