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Skylift drones to deliver chemotherapy drugs in the United Kingdom
The National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom has developed a fast and ecologically friendly way to deliver critical chemotherapy medications to distant communities with Skylift drones. The NHS announced that it will begin testing the use of drones…
Matternet announces urban drone delivery network in Switzerland
Matternet will start developing an urban drone delivery network in Switzerland on January 1, 2023. The company announced this in a press release. To this end, Matternet is taking over all drone-related activities from the Swiss Post. Matternet will be…
Amazon orders delivered by drone to customers in Lockeford, Calif. later this year
On Monday, Amazon said that it expects Amazon orders to be delivered by drone to customers in Lockeford, California later this year. The drone delivery service is called Amazon Prime Air and will be free of charge. Customers in Lockeford…
Walmart expands drone delivery to 4 million new homes
American supermarket chain Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service to reach four million new households in six states (really?). Together with its partner, DroneUp, Walmart expects to make more than a million drone deliveries per year. The cost to…
Wingcopter will provide 12,000 delivery drones for Africa’s transportation network
The German company Wingcopter will supply 12,000 delivery drones for a drone-based transport network in Africa. To this end, the company has entered into a partnership with Continental Drones. Over the next five years, the drones will be deployed in…
FAA approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter 198 delivery drone
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the airworthiness criteria for the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone, marking an important milestone in the type certification process in the United States. Wingcopter, a pioneer in German drone delivery, is thrilled to announce…
Bobby Healy from Manna Drone Delivery: “We get almost no complaints”
Every day, the drones of Manna Drone Delivery deliver meals and groceries to customers in two suburbs of the Irish capital, Dublin. After a successful start in Ireland, Manna is working on expanding to six other European countries, starting in…
Groceries delivered by drone for Dallas residents starting today
Residents of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, can have their groceries delivered by drone from drugstore chain Walgreens starting today. To this end, Walgreens has partnered with Google’s sister company, Wing. It is the first time Wing will offer its drone delivery…
German Airways and Wingcopter enter into partnership for offshore drone delivery
German Airways parent company Zeitfracht Group has entered into a partnership with drone manufacturer Wingcopter, with the aim of deploying unmanned aircraft worldwide for offshore drone delivery to wind farms and sailing ships. The drones will be deployed from the…
FedEx teams up with Elroy Air to test autonomous drone delivery
The biggest express delivery business in the world, FedEx, is collaborating with Elroy Air, located in the California Bay Area, to create the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone delivery system. FedEx Express will create plans to…
Why drone delivery has failed to deliver on its promises
In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos surprised friends and foes with the announcement that Amazon would be using drones to deliver packages to customers. FedEx, UPS and DHL later followed with plans for parcel delivery drones. But in 2022, drone…
Drone delivery operations in Peru through partnership Wingcopter and UAV LATAM
The German drone delivery startup Wingcopter is teaming up with UAV LATAM, a Latin American company with more than 10 years of experience in the drone industry. Drone delivery operations through partnership Through this partnership Wingcopter will work together with…