A 50-year-old Triad aviation company, an Israeli start-up and the North Carolina Department of Transportation are preparing to test a program to deliver meals by drone. Continue reading
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Wing to Launch Air Delivery Program in Finland in June
In the coming weeks, Wing will begin delivering goods to residents of Helsinki, Finland. It’s a pilot we’re conducting in the city’s Vuosaari district, delivering fresh Finnish pastries, meatballs for two, and a range of other meals and snacks within minutes, via Wing aircraft. Continue reading
DHL and Ehang Partner on Drone Deliveries in China
DHL Express and EHang have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly launch a fully automated and intelligent smart drone delivery solution to tackle the last-mile delivery challenges in the urban areas of China. Continue reading
Volans-i Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding
Volans-i, Inc., an on-demand aerial delivery business based in San Francisco, has raised $20 Million in Series A funding. The funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, who was the lead investor for Volans-i’s seed round funding, with support from Y Combinator. Continue reading
‘One Ton’ Quadcopter
E Yo Copter plans to start ground tests of its massive jet-turbine powered quadcopter as early as June. The Monaco-based company claims the “One Ton” unmanned air vehicle (UAV) should be capable of lifting 860kg (1,900lb) of cargo slung underneath. Continue reading
Indian StartUp Supplies Medicines and Blood to Papua New Guinea
Redwing team at Papua New Guinea
The Indian government’s policy regulatory framework for drone usage is yet to be frozen, but that hasn’t stopped startups from looking at using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in our day-to-day lives. Enter Redwing Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based drone delivery startup, that isn’t looking at drones for delivery of food or ecommerce. It aims for a deeper use-case perspective. Continue reading
Zipline Launches UAV Medical Program in Ghana
Not a single Ghanaian, irrespective of his or her remoteness, deserves to die due to lack of medical care, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said while launching the Zipline medical drones service in the Eastern Region on Wednesday, 24 April 2019. Continue reading
First FAA Certification of Commercial Package Delivery
As anticipated last month, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Wing Aviation. Continue reading