Prime Air’s decade-long promise: MK30 drones, FAA exemptions, and the delivery network that keeps almost arriving.
Amazon will launch Prime Air drone delivery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana this summer, putting between 12 and 20 MK30 drones into operation from a new facility near the company’s Cortana fulfillment warehouse. The service will deliver packages weighing up to five pounds (2.3 kg) to customers within a 7.5-mile (12.1 km) radius, with Prime members…
FlyGuys is returning as a partner for the Elevate Scholarship Program, joining the National Center for Autonomous Technologies to offer 300 scholarships that cover the $175 FAA Part 107 remote pilot test fee, as sUAS News reports. The program targets students ages 16 to 24 enrolled in aviation or uncrewed systems programs across the country.…
Manna Air Delivery CEO Bobby Healy tells XPONENTIAL Detroit he is moving Manna's manufacturing from Dublin to Tulsa and targeting 2,000-3,000 US jobs.
Let’s get one thing out of the way immediately: the DJI Flip is not a pretty drone. It looks like someone strapped a camera to a tiny bicycle and called it a day. I’ve stared at it from multiple angles hoping it would grow on me, and it hasn’t. But here’s the thing — it…
Amazon confirms Prime Air drone delivery exploration in metro Atlanta as Walmart's Wing drones already serve six Georgia suburbs from a five-month lead.
Amazon Prime Air plans a 176-square-mile drone delivery zone from Clay, NY, its first Northeast operation. FAA and Clay Planning Board approvals pending.
Amazon Prime Air begins first UK drone deliveries in Darlington under a CAA trial: 100-package daily cap, half the flight rate originally pledged.
The bigger story is that Amazon's insurance won't pay a dollar of it. War exclusions are standard. And in this new kind of war, drones are the weapon
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