DoorDash Now Holds the Same FAA Certificate as Your Charter Operator

DoorDash has shown a new unmanned aircraft built to carry customer orders, and it intends to fly it in the northern part of California. It can do that because of a Part 135 certificate the FAA issued to the company in July. Owners who fly their airplanes under Part 91, or place them with a management company that flies charter trips under its own 135 certificate, will know the paperwork even if the cargo is new to them. A Part 135 certificate is the FAA's approval to fly for compensation or hire. A delivery company now holds the same kind of certificate as the charter operators that fly midsize jets. The report gave no start date or service area more specific than the region.

With reporting from AVweb.