RigiTech’s Eiger delivery drone obtains FAA remote ID approval
Swiss drone delivery company RigiTech has taken another step closer to its objective to unleashing scalable aerial solutions across the planet with…
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DroneUp receives all-important FAA no-observer BVLOS approval
Drone services company DroneUp has announced reception of what’s currently considered the brass ring of UAV operational capabilities with a Federal Aviation…
Wing’s FAA no-observer BVLOS tech approval clears way for US drone delivery scaling
Wing Aviation, one of the world’s leading operators of drone delivery services, has received additional authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Amazon’s drone delivery unit loses key FAA interlocutor: report
Efforts by Amazon to fulfill founder Jeff Bezo’s decade old vision of swiftly dispatching customer orders with a fleet of speedy, efficient delivery…
Zipline makes ‘first US BVLOS’ drone delivery flight without ground observers
Leading global instant logistics and drone delivery specialist Zipline revealed it has set another precedent by conducting its the first beyond visual line…
FAA approves new variant of Matternet M2 delivery drone
Matternet, the first non-military drone maker to achieve standard Type Certification and Production Certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration…
Flytrex to use new FAA BVLOS approval to scale US-wide drone delivery activity
Aerial food delivery specialist Flytrex has announced authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permitting it to perform beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)…
Zipline earns FAA BVLOS exemption crucial to unlocking full drone-delivery potential
Leading global instant logistics company Zipline has passed another major milestone in its operational evolution – and in the future scaling of…
Flytrex adds Automated Pickup system to speed drone delivery
Drone delivery startup Flytrex has announced an upgrade of the method it uses to upload food orders destined for customer households, as…
House approves five-year FAA reauthorization bill setting the stage for commercial drone operations in the US
After Republicans gave up on a plan to privatize air traffic control yesterday, the House of Representatives approved a five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill featuring among other things, support from both parties to expand commercial drone operations in the US.
Syracuse University hospital aces medical drone delivery tests
New York’s Syracuse hospital and its drone industry partners have successfully completed a year-long trial of unmanned aerial vehicle medical…
Medical supplies and blood deliveries could open up the skies for routine drone deliveries
One of the best examples of drone deliveries must be Zipline’s blood and medical supply delivery system in Rwanda. The San Francisco-based company has successfully used drones to fly “more than 187,500 miles, delivering 7,000 units of blood over 7,500 flights” since they launched their service in Africa. Could medical cargo, where to benefit from using a drone to deliver the supplies seems most obvious, open up the skies for routine drone deliveries?
Flytrex CEO forecasts a bust-out 2022 for drone delivery activity – and his company amidst that
Flytrex co-founder and CEO Yariv Bash may not be out to change the entire world, but he is intent on…
Surging Zipline activity and glowing reputation lift valuation to $4.2 billion
Leading instant logistics specialist Zipline isn’t just turning heads with its increasingly innovative drone delivery activity around the globe, but it is now also…
Matternet M2 first delivery drone to receive FAA design safety approval
The M2 drone delivery system by Matternet has achieved type certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is a…
Matternet begins production of FAA-certified delivery drones in US
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a production certificate to California-based Matternet for its M2 delivery drone. This makes Matternet…
Nevada senators ask FAA to waive rules for drone deliveries
COVID-19 is pushing society to get creative with how we do business and use technology. That’s included calls to expand…
NTSB expanding accident investigation criteria to many enterprise drones
The rapid increase of drone use in a variety of enterprise activities has made upgrading their regulation both inevitable and…
Flytrex and Charleys strike drone delivery partnership in Durham
Drone delivery specialist Flytrex has announced further expansion of its aerial activities with the launch of services in Durham, North Carolina, flying orders…
Flytrex gets FAA okay to double drone delivery areas in NC, Texas
Drone delivery company Flytrex announced it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to double the size of areas it has…
Amazon’s delivering drones aren’t (much), reportedly due to FAA flight restrictions
Despite recurring announcements with significant fanfare at various stages of the service’s very long awaited rollout, it appears Amazon drones aren’t actually…
Google’s Wing Aviation gets first FAA approval for drone delivery service
Google’s Wing Aviation receives the first FAA approval for a drone delivery service in the US. We already reported on…
Flytrex reports enormous surge in 2022 drone delivery activity
Fast-moving drone delivery startup Flytrex had an eventful 2022, during which it considerably expanded its zones of operation as well as its list of retailers…
FAA Part 135 Certification clears Flytrex for US drone delivery expansion
Drone delivery company Flytrex will soon be moving to expand its South Carolina and Texas operations across other US states, after it…
