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Amazon to expand drone delivery service after clearing FAA hurdle

The FAA has allowed Amazon to fly drones out of sight of a ground spotter, enabling it to fly farther distances.

Amazonsaid Thursday it has received federal approval to fly its delivery drones longer distances without the need for ground spotters, clearing a key regulatory hurdle and opening the door for the company to scale the service to more parts of the U.S. The e-commerce giant's drone delivery service, Prime Air, has struggled since Amazon founder Jeff Bezos laid out his vision for the program more than a decade ago. Amazon's drone program, called Prime Air, has struggled to get off the ground since Jeff Bezos first laid out his vision for the service more than a decade ago.

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