Healthcare and emergency assistance firm Falck has begun medical drone deliveries between the town of Svendborg in southeastern Denmark, and the island of Ærø. Continue reading
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Walmart Partners with DroneUp to Deliver to 4M US Households
Walmart continue to expand its delivery operations to help customers get the items they need when they need them, and it’s been an exciting journey. Continue reading
Skyports and Jurong Port to Develop Maritime Drone Deliveries in Singapore
Skyports, a global Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer and drone delivery services operator, and Jurong Port, the operator of Singapore’s only multi-purpose cargo port, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of ship-to-shore infrastructure at Jurong Port. Continue reading
12,000 Wingcopter Delivery Drones for the African Continent
German drone delivery company Wingcopter and Continental Drones Ltd., a subsidiary of Ghana- and Dubai-based Atlantic Trust Holding, have signed a partnership agreement to help establish drone-based delivery networks with thousands of Wingcopter drones across the African continent. Continue reading
UK Royal Mail to Add 50 New Postal Drone Routes
UK Royal Mail has set out its ambition to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, as part of a new partnership with Windracers, the logistics drone company. Continue reading
China’s Delivery Drones Fail to Deploy During Shanghai Coronavirus Lockdown
Aerial delivery drones were conspicuously missing during Shanghai’s month-long Covid-19 lockdown, even though 25 million residents in one of China’s biggest population centres struggled for daily deliveries of fresh food and essential medical supplies.
Swiggy to Test Drones for Quick Delivery Service in India
Swiggy, an online food-delivery company, has announced that it would soon test the use of drones for its ‘Instamart’ quick grocery delivery service. Continue reading
UPS Foundation, Swoop Aero and VillageReach Partner to Scale Impact in Malawi
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