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Zipline Makes 1,000,000 Commercial Autonomous Drone Deliveries

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Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, has just become the first company in history to complete one million commercial drone deliveries to customers. If Zipline’s autonomous software was a human pilot, it would have already spent more than 120 years flying in the air. Zipline’s zero-emission autonomous drones have now flown more than 70 […]

China’s Monster Delivery Drone Close to First Flight

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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 […]

‘Flying Milk Can’ Drones to Extend Deliveries in Stockholm Area

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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

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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

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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

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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, […]