A new large drone model built by Aviation Industry Corp of China, the country’s leading aircraft manufacturer, has entered the flight-test phase and will carry out its first flight soon, according to the State-owned conglomerate. The HH-100 commercial unmanned cargo plane finished its final high-speed autonomous taxiing test, the last preparatory task before its maiden […]
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Wendy’s Drones Begin Airdropping Biggie Bags on Virginia
Wendy’s is starting a new drone delivery program in Christiansburg, Virginia on Thursday, where residents will be able to choose airflight as an option on DoorDash. Autonomous drones from Wing will fly 65 mph while holding Bacanotors, Frosties, and other items before gently dropping them onto the front lawn of a customer. The roughly 21,000 […]
‘Flying Milk Can’ Drones to Extend Deliveries in Stockholm Area
People living in part of Sweden will soon be receiving food deliveries by aerial drone. The service, which utilizes multicopters that look rather like old-timey milk transportation cans, may subsequently be introduced throughout the country and beyond. Known as foodora Air, the project is the result of a collaboration between three Swedish companies: mobile connectivity […]
Omni Táxi Aéreo to Undertake First Long-Range Unmanned Offshore Missions in Brazil
Omni Táxi Aéreo, Brazilian affiliate of Omni Helicopters International (OHI), a major Latin America air mobility solutions provider, announced that it has been awarded two contracts from Petrobras to operate unmanned aerial vehicles on offshore missions. The missions will perform beyond-line-of-sight (“BVLOS”) flights, carrying 50 kg payloads to offshore facilities and conducting flights between facilities. […]
SkyDrop Grounded
SkyDrop Founder Matthew Sweeney announced on LinkedIn that the company is closing down: Unfortunately, the Federal Aviation Administration regulations to enable commercial drone delivery at scale continue to take much longer than anticipated. On July 24, 2023, SkyDrop completed the first store-to-door drone delivery approved by the Civil Aviation Authority in New Zealand history, successfully […]
RigiTech Onboards Medical Drone Service to Enhance Healthcare Access in The Netherlands
RigiTech, the Swiss drone delivery company, has announced the addition of Medical Drone Service as a new operator using the advanced Eiger drone model to bolster healthcare services. Medical Drone Service, a collaborative endeavour between ANWB Medical Air Assistance and PostNL Health, in partnership with leading healthcare institutions including Erasmus MC, Isala, Sanquin, Certe, Resultlab, […]
Drone Delivery Flights Carrying Seafood Begin Operation in Shenzhen
A drone delivery route flying seafood from Nan’ao Shuangyong Pier in the east of Shenzhen to the city’s Longgang District in south China began last week. The drones take off with up to a 20 kilogram load of seafood which is then delivered to local couriers who sell it on to customers. Products delivered include […]
Drone Delivering Frozen Chicken Crashes In Residential Area
A drone delivering frozen chicken crashed into a residential society in Gurugram near New Delhi in India on Thursday, police said. They added that an FIR was registered against the company operating the drone for breaching CrPC Section 144, which was enforced in the city. The drone, operated by Skye Air, crashed into the G […]
Wing Unveils Larger Drones for Heavier Packages
Alphabet’s Wing unveiled the first in a new lineup of larger drones with more payload capacity. The new drone can handle up to five pounds without sacrificing range and has enough battery power to complete 12 miles round trip while cruising at up to 65 mph. Adam Woodworth, CEO, made the announcement on the company’s […]
Wingcopter Extends Pilot Drone Delivery Project to Include Medicines
For residents of the Michelstadt districts served as part of Wingcopter’s LieferMichel pilot project, the year begins with two good news at once: They can continue to have smaller errands delivered conveniently and with zero emissions by delivery drone and cargo bike. In addition, the range will be expanded to include non-prescription medicines. The extension […]