Skyways announced on November 9, 2026 that the Federal Aviation Administration had authorized long-range beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations from the US coastline over the high seas, clearing a planned inspection and simulated cargo-delivery mission for Shell Pipeline Company LP in the Gulf of America. The company described the authorization, granted through the FAA’s Section 927 waiver process for unmanned aircraft systems, as the first of its kind for an uncrewed aircraft…