FAA Clears Skyways to Test Offshore Drone Deliveries for Shell

FAA clears Skyways to test offshore drone deliveries for Shell

The FAA has authorized Skyways, an Austin, Texas-based cargo drone manufacturer and operator, to fly from Gibson, Louisiana, to a Shell platform in the Gulf of Mexico for a pipeline inspection and simulated equipment delivery. On the planned demonstration flight, the aircraft will inspect a pipeline right-of-way en route to the platform and simulate a delivery of equipment when it arrives. The FAA announced the waiver allowing the flight on Nove…

Skyways wins first-of-its-kind FAA approval for long-range offshore drone flights

Skyways has secured a first-of-its-kind Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to conduct long-range beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations from the US coastline over the high seas, opening the door to autonomous flights connecting shore-based facilities with offshore infrastructure in the Gulf of America. more…

Skyways Gets FAA OK for Gulf Drone Flight From Louisiana

Austin-based Skyways earned FAA authorization to fly an uncrewed aircraft from Louisiana to a Shell offshore platform in the Gulf for pipeline inspection.

FAA Clears First Coast-to-Gulf BVLOS Flight for Skyways and Shell

The FAA cleared Skyways to fly its V2 drone from Shell's Gibson, Louisiana facility to a Gulf platform under a Section 927 waiver, not Part 108.

FAA Grants First Authorization for BVLOS Drone Operations Over Gulf

Skyways will fly its autonomous V2 aircraft from a Shell facility in Louisiana to an offshore platform. The flight will combine a pipeline inspection with a simulated equipment delivery. On November 9, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration said it had issued an authorization for a drone to fly beyond the operator’s visual line of sight […]