Mk30 · Drone Delivery
Amazon Made 500 Drone Flights. Now It Wants a Whole UK Town
Amazon asked the CAA to fly Prime Air across all of Darlington after 500 flights, against a permission that already allows 100 deliveries a weekday.
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Amazon Drone Lands Itself Beside a Baton Rouge Road, Two Months In
An Amazon MK30 set itself down on a Florida Boulevard grass strip Friday, props intact, as storms crossed the parish. Amazon has not said why.
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Amazon Says Quieter Than a Truck. Its FAA Filing Says 92 Decibels
Amazon told Baton Rouge its delivery drones beat an idling truck. Its own FAA noise filing puts the delivery hover at 92.1 decibels.
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Amazon Had Two Days To Answer 8 MK30 Safety Questions. It Didn't
DroneXL sent Amazon Prime Air eight written questions about its 83-pound MK30 drone. Saturday's deadline passed with no answers as Amazon plans 500 cities.
Zipline
Zipline Drone Ends Flight On Houston Highway The Way Amazon's Can't
A Zipline delivery drone came down under its parachute onto Highway 6 in Cypress on Friday. No injuries, no damage, no calls to police, and no cause yet.
Amazon
Amazon's 83-Pound MK30 Heads To 500 Cities: Parachute Shmarachute
Amazon would not put anyone on the record about the MK30 at Commercial UAV Expo. Its 83-pound drone has no parachute and is headed for 500 US cities.
Amazon
Amazon Pitches Richmond on Drone Delivery It Is Not Yet Cleared to Fly
Amazon showed Richmond an MK30 and promised Prime Air from its Henrico fulfillment center, but federal and landlord approvals are still pending.
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Amazon Drone Delivery Returns to California After 2024 Lockeford Exit
Amazon will launch Prime Air MK30 drone delivery in Tracy, California within a month, its first flights in the state since it shut Lockeford in April 2024.
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