Zipline, Wing, Prime Air, Flytrex — the logistics networks taking packages to the sky.
DOT chief of staff Pete Meachum says the BVLOS rule was slowed deliberately to avoid technology lock-in. Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton warns the uncertainty freezes drone investment. Part 108 is six months past its deadline and under White House review.
Ukraine's 3rd SSO Regiment received a KFC order by Heavy Shot bomber drone, showing how battlefield logistics now move food, medicine, and ammunition.
Wing and Walmart launched drone delivery for more than 50,000 Central Florida addresses, extending a store network Amazon cannot easily match.
Flyde will launch drone deliveries from Port Gallice to yachts anchored off the French Riviera on August 1, carrying up to 17.6 pounds by winch for $57 per flight.
DoorDash earned FAA Part 135 certification and launched DoorDash Air. The company says aircraft details come later, but its own video already shows the airframe and the propulsion testing.
Flytrex integrated Nash's routing engine across all its Dallas-Fort Worth sites. Nash now decides which orders fly and which go to a human courier.
Wing opened its first Florida market with Walmart in Greater Orlando today, in a state where Walmart's previous drone delivery program shut down in 2024 when the economics stopped working.
Freefly's Alta X Gen 2 completed high-altitude cargo flights on Ama Dablam after Nepal denied its Everest test permit, highlighting the regulatory asymmetry with DJI's quickly reinstated FlyCart 100.
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