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Amazon

Westborough Votes 510-13 to Ban Amazon Drone Pads and Drop Zones

Westborough voted 510-13 for a bylaw banning commercial drone launch pads and drop zones, aimed at Amazon Prime Air. The attorney general gets 90 days.

Haye KestelooOct 20

Aerial view of a fenced Wing drone nest with 18 landing pads and a white equipment container in a retail parking lot, surrounded by parked cars

Drone Delivery

Kirkwood Killed Walmart's Drone Nest in 40 Seconds Without a Vote

Kirkwood's council let Walmart and Wing's 18-drone nest die for lack of a motion after planners recommended approval. Eleven St. Louis stores remain.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Manna founder Bobby Healy in a black Manna T-shirt and aviator sunglasses crouching beside a white Manna delivery drone inside a fenced base

Manna Aero

Manna Rates Tulsa Bases at 24 an Hour. Restaurants See 3 to 20 a Day

Manna rates each new Tulsa base at 24 drone deliveries an hour. Cherry Street restaurants told the Tulsa Flyer they see 3 to 20 orders a day.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Large gray eight-rotor cargo drone with two battery cases parked on a vessel deck, with offshore wind turbines on the horizon

Drone Delivery

Ørsted's Turbine Drone Looks Like a DJI Heavy Lifter the US Taxes 100%

Ørsted and Skyports flew 121 to 143-lb kits to Hornsea 2 turbines and back, one BVLOS. The aircraft in Ørsted's photo matches a DJI FlyCart 100.

Haye KestelooOct 19

White Wing hybrid delivery drone with yellow wingtips carrying a blue Walmart package box, seen from below against a blue sky

Drone Delivery

Wing Demos Walmart Drones in New Jersey Before Naming Philly Stores

A local drone firm says Wing and Walmart flew a drone demo at the Mount Laurel, N.J., Walmart. Neither company has named Philadelphia-area stores.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Zipline

Zipline Flies Teriyaki Madness in Denton, the Chain's Only DFW Shop

Teriyaki Madness started Zipline drone delivery in Denton on October 15 and promised the Metroplex and Houston. Its location finder lists one DFW shop.

Haye KestelooOct 18

Zipline

Zipline Turns 10: The Bouncy Castle Years Behind 3 Million Deliveries

Zipline marks 10 years since its first Rwanda flight with an origin film. The 51% maternal mortality figure it cites comes from a narrower study.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Amazon

Portland Votes 11-0 Toward Drone Hub Pause as Amazon Cancels Meeting

Portland's council voted 11-0 to start state notice for a possible drone hub moratorium. Amazon canceled its Oct. 20 meeting with city planners.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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