license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/part107-waivers/
pretty_name: Drone Waiver Holders (free sample)
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- aviation
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
data_files:
- split: train
path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
data_files:
- split: train
path: summary_by_waiver_types.csv
Drone Waiver Holders: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
Every company holding an active FAA Part 107 drone waiver, decoded by type: BVLOS, over people, night and more.
Headline: The FAA lists 2,261 active Part 107 waivers; 1,514 belong to 1,139 companies (747 held by individuals are left out), and 916 of those let a company fly beyond visual line of sight, the permission every scaled drone program needs, at 716 companies.
This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 1,514 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/part107-waivers/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_waiver_types.csv |
row counts by waiver types across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by waiver types (largest groups)
| Waiver types | rows |
|---|---|
| BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight); over people; over moving vehicles | 309 |
| BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) | 285 |
| altitude/speed limits | 166 |
| over people; over moving vehicles | 166 |
| BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight); visual observer | 135 |
| multiple aircraft per pilot; night | 116 |
| over people | 67 |
| multiple aircraft per pilot | 58 |
| BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight); visual observer; over people; over moving vehicles | 38 |
| BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight); multiple aircraft per pilot; altitude/speed limits | 29 |
| Other (groups under 3 rows) | 23 |
| BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight); visual observer; altitude/speed limits | 21 |
| TOTAL | 1,514 |
Full table: summary_by_waiver_types.csv.
What the full file has
- 1,514 rows
- Key fields: waiver_id, issued, expires, company, regulations, waiver_types, bvlos, over_people, active, ont_oid
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: All 2,261 waivers listed on the FAA pages as of Nov 6 2026; the 1,514 held by companies are in the data. FAA waiver pages fetched Nov 6 2026; built Nov 6 2026
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
waiver_id |
FAA waiver number (107W-YYYY-NNNNN) |
issued |
Date of issuance |
expires |
Expiration date |
company |
Company holding the waiver |
regulations |
Part 107 sections waived, as listed |
waiver_types |
Decoded waiver types |
bvlos |
Waives 107.31 (beyond visual line of sight) |
over_people |
Waives 107.39 or 107.145 (over people or moving vehicles) |
active |
Expiration date on or after the build date |
ont_oid |
Tensorust ontology organization id for the company |
ont_sources |
Public sources the company appears in |
ont_federal_awards_fy25plus |
Company's federal awards FY2025 on, USD (ontology) |
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| BVLOS holder list | $350 | All 916 BVLOS waivers at 716 companies with issue and expiry dates and the other sections waived. CSV and Excel. |
| Full waiver file | $900 | All 1,514 company waivers, decoded types, the per-company rollup and ontology links. |
| Monthly new-waiver feed | $2,400 a year | The full file re-run monthly, with new waivers, new BVLOS holders and waivers expiring in the next 90 days marked, for 12 months. |
Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/part107-waivers/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
Fetch all 91 pages of the FAA's Part 107 Waivers Issued table, parse each row, drop the responsible person's name and the PDF link (its file name carries that name), exclude waivers whose holder is an individual (no company name, or a company name equal to the responsible person), decode the regulation numbers into types, flag BVLOS and over-people waivers, join the company to the Tensorust ontology (243 companies matched) and roll up per company in holders_rollup.csv.
Not individual pilots (excluded on purpose), not Part 107 remote pilot certificates, not airspace authorizations (LAANC and DroneZone airspace approvals are separate), and not Part 135 drone delivery certificates. Dates are as the FAA lists them; one listed issue date is in 2027, an FAA entry error kept as published. No personal names or contact data.
Sources
- FAA Part 107 Waivers Issued, https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/part_107_waivers/waivers_issued
- Tensorust ontology (company organizations)
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/part107-waivers/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com