Category Archives: Transport

AgEagle Enters Commercial Drone Delivery Market

AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc., a provider of advanced aerial imagery and data collection and analytics solutions for the sustainable agriculture, precision farming and urban green management markets, has begun to actively pursue expansion opportunities within the emerging Drone Logistics and Transportation market – a market forecasted to grow to $29 billion in the next eight years.  Continue reading

First Autonomous Flight for Bell Autonomous Pod Transport

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has announced the successful first autonomous flight of the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 at its  testing site near Fort Worth. Bell plans to  continue to test the vehicle under an experimental type certificate throughout the remainder of the year.

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FAA Approves Drone Food Delivery in North Carolina

Drone company Flytrex and the drone services company Causey Aviation Unmanned, Inc. (CAU) received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin food deliveries by drone in Holly Springs, North Carolina. As part of the FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) and in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Causey Aviation, the Town of Holly Springs, and Kite Realty Group Trust  Flytrex will soon begin its on-demand, unmanned food delivery via commercial drones for local residents. Continue reading

First Generation Drone Pilot Delivering Blood in South Africa

Lebohang Lebogo is a medical technician with the South African National Blood Service (SANBS), whose sights are firmly set on reaching for the stars. Lebogo, 29, is one of South Africa’s first generation of drone pilots, whose mission is to save lives delivering bloods to far-flung places where conventional transport is often a challenge, particularly when it comes to emergency.

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