The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is partnering with the Choctaw Nation to study how Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) can best transport cargo, including parcels, at lower altitudes. Continue reading
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AirAsia Launches Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox
Front row: Dzuleira Abu Bakar, MaGIC CEO with Pete Chareonwongsak, Teleport CEO at the MOU ceremony. Back row from left: Ir Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir, Secretary General, Mosti, Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation and Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia Group
Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia Digital, has partnered with Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), the Lead Secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS), to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox and develop a long-term viability of urban drone delivery service. Continue reading
Medical Drone Deliveries Trials Planned for Queensland
In what will be a first for regional Australia, planning is underway for pharmacy chain TerryWhite Chemmart to trial the delivery of medicines via remotely operated drones in the coming months. Continue reading
Just Eat Delivers Thai Food by Drone In Ireland
Wingcopter Joins Flying Labs Network on Local Drone Delivery Projects
Wingcopter, the German developer, manufacturer and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian applications, has joined forces with the Flying Labs Network as a Technology Partner. Continue reading
Leonardo and D-Flight Demo Electric-Powered Heavy Goods Drone
In a recent collaboration with the Municipality of Turin and D-Flight (an ENAV group company, part owned by Leonardo and Telespazio), Leonardo conducted a series of test flights in which a drone weighing 130 kg and powered by an electric propulsion system carried loads of up to 25kg. Continue reading
Flirtey and Vault Conduct Drone Deliveries of At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits
Flirtey, a player in the commercial drone delivery industry, and Vault Health, a platform of supervised COVID-19 testing, announced they have successfully conducted drone deliveries of the first FDA authorized saliva based COVID-19 test. Continue reading
Hillwood and Bell Demonstrate Autonomous Package Delivery at Mobility Innovation Zone
Hillwood and Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, demonstrated a point-to-point unmanned aircraft system (UAS) package delivery in North Texas at the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone. Continue reading