GROUNDED: Even though the White House Office of Management and Budget had received a draft of the rules from the FAA on Oct 23, it still had not released the draft by Dec 31.
NEW YORK: The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward using drones in everything from farming to package delivery.
Businesses have been clamouring for rules to allow commercial drone flights, fearing the United States is falling behind other countries in developing a multibillion-dollar industry.
