Coverage file
Part 108 is the FAA's rule to make beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operations routine instead of waiver by waiver. The final rule went to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review on July 10, 2026.
These reports track the rule's status and the security and operating requirements that come with it.
Reports
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Robert Reckert, acting manager of the FAA's Emerging Technologies Division, told the closing keynote at Commercial UAV Expo that the agency is very confident in the rule and hoping to see it published by the end of the calendar year, Commercial UAV News reported September 11.
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A September 4 Federal Register notice asks BVLOS operators and their associations to apply for technical roundtables on TSA-approved security programs, to be held once the FAA and TSA final rules are published.
OIRA's register lists the final BVLOS rule as received July 10, 2026, Pending Review, Economically Significant. The FAA's Fall 2025 agenda had promised a final rule in July.
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments have until September 10 to apply. The agreements support advanced testing but do not make Part 108 final or grant automatic BVLOS authority.
The FAA's BVLOS framework remains at the NPRM stage as of July 2026, while delivery networks and utility programs scale as if it is coming.