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Amazon Prime Air seeks approvals for proposed Westborough drone delivery facility

Operator
Amazon Prime Air [2]
Location
64 Otis Street [1]
Scale
Up to 1,000 deliveries per day; packages up to five pounds within a 7.5-mile radius [1]
Approval
Lawmakers urged a site-specific Environmental Assessment with a public comment period before FAA authorization of Prime Air operations in Massachusetts [2]
Status
Amazon is still seeking necessary approvals [1]
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Sources

  1. As Drone Delivery Expands, Community Pushback Becomes a Growing Challenge
  2. Sens. Markey, Warren, Reps. McGovern, Trahan Demand FAA, Amazon Study Impacts of Amazon’s Westborough, Mass. Drone Program Before Launching Drone Delivery

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Record change history (1)
    • Operator: Not previously recorded → Amazon Prime Air
    • Location: Not previously recorded → 64 Otis Street
    • Scale: Not previously recorded → Up to 1,000 deliveries per day; packages up to five pounds within a 7.5-mile radius
    • Approval: Not previously recorded → Lawmakers urged a site-specific Environmental Assessment with a public comment period before FAA authorization of Prime Air operations in Massachusetts
    • Status: Not previously recorded → Amazon is still seeking necessary approvals
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