Swoop Aero and VillageReach have entered a patronage partnership with the UPS Foundation under the umbrella of a Focusing Philanthropy fundraising campaign that aims to progressively scale up drone operations across Malawi. Continue reading
Category Archives: Transport
Walgreens and Wing Launch Drone Delivery in First Major US Metropolitan Area
It’s a sunny spring morning in Dallas, Texas. Representatives from Walgreens and Alphabet’s Wing are in Simpson Plaza, preparing to launch drone delivery in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Continue reading
Zipline Starts Delivering Medicine in Japan
Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan. Continue reading
Amazon Drone Crashes Hit Jeff Bezos’ Delivery Dreams
Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com Inc. founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years or thereabouts. Continue reading
Wing Launches Drone Delivery Service in Texas
Wing is finally launched the first ever commercial drone delivery service in a major U.S. metropolitan area on Thursday, April 7. Continue reading
US Navy Actively Experimenting With Cargo UAS Between Ships
The US Navy has been conducting flights between ships as part of an effort to experiment with a cargo unmanned aerial system for maritime use. Continue reading
FedEx to Test Autonomous Drone Cargo Delivery with Elroy Air
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, is teaming up with California Bay Area-based Elroy Air, the company building the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system. Continue reading
German Airways and Wingcopter to Cooperate on Offshore Drone Deliveries
German logistics and aviation holding Zeitfracht Group and its subsidiary German Airways will be among the first companies worldwide to commercially deploy drones in logistics. Continue reading