Category Archives: Transport

MassDOT Aeronautics Reports Successful Drone Delivery Demonstrations

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division has announced the successful completion of flights by three companies, which conducted drone medical delivery demonstrations transporting packages of up to 10 pounds. The tests were designed to explore and assess the future use of drones, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, for small package delivery, especially for home-based healthcare and emergency medical response in the future.   Continue reading →

China’s Large Cargo UAV TP1000 Completes Maiden Flight with One-Ton Payload

A large unmanned cargo aircraft, independently developed by Yitong UAV System Co, completed its maiden flight on Saturday at Laixi Dianbu Airport in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong Province, with a payload capacity exceeding one ton, marking another significant breakthrough for China in the field of high-end unmanned aviation equipment, Science and Technology Daily reported. Continue reading →

Noise Complaints Ground Amazon’s Delivery Drones in Texas

As the Spring planting season arrives in College Station, Texas, certified master gardener Mark Smith is thrilled that peace is in the air. This time last year, a loud buzzing noise began disrupting Smith’s morning routine of checking on the peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and shrubs growing in his backyard. Several times an hour, an Amazon Prime Air delivery drone would noisily emerge about 800 feet away, just past a line of trees behind Smith’s home. Continue reading →

China’s New Transport Drone to Make Deliveries to Remote Regions

China’s new-generation CH-YH1000 unmanned transport aircraft on January 20th. completed a full-load taxiing test under full working conditions in Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen, Central China’s Hubei Province. This cargo drone has been described as a ‘pickup truck in the air,‘ and will hopefully provide a new logistics solution to ‘remote regions that lack free shipping.’ Continue reading →