Building a drone network that matters to people

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Nov 24

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In 2023, DoorDash alone delivered over two billion takeouts to US customers. That is one company. Between DoorDash and Uber Eats, the pair made nearly five billion…

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FAA approves Amazon drone to begin deliveries in Arizona

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Nov 24

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Amazon customers in Tolleson, Arizona can now receive deliveries of small items via drone following FAA approval. The US regulator has cleared Amazon’s MK30 drone…

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Orkney drone mail delivery service gets extension

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Aug 24

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Skyports Drone Services and Royal Mail are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their drone delivery service in Orkney, Scotland by announcing it has been extended…

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Scottish drone trial transports NHS lab samples for first time

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Aug 24

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A drone trial led by AGS Airports in partnership with the NHS has transported laboratory samples for the first time in Scotland. The 35-minute flight…

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Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Jul 24

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Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern…

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Amazon ceases drone deliveries in California, expands to Arizona

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Apr 24

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Amazon is stopping its Prime Air drone deliveries in California after two years of operations.  The retail giant disclosed little as to why operations are…

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Wingcopter opening type certification process in Japan with ITOCHU

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Apr 24

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Wingcopter’s application to begin type certification of its delivery drone in Japan has been accepted.  The news marks the first time a foreign company’s drone…

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French postal service adds new route for drone deliveries

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Apr 24

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France’s national postal service, La Poste, with the help of Groupe Atechsys has opened a third route for mail deliveries via drone.  Alongside ongoing operations…

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Wingcopter and Frankfurt UAS launch drone delivery in rural Germany

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Oct 23

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Wingcopter and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences have launched what they call the DroLEx (Drohnen-Lastenrad-Express-Belieferung) project.  Translated in english to ‘Drone-Cargo Bike Express Delivery’,…

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FAA issues initial BVLOS approval for Zipline

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Sep 23

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The FAA has authorised Zipline International to deliver commercial packages around two US locations using drones that fly beyond the operator’s visual line of sight.…

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Skyports Drone Services and Equinor launch North Sea delivery trial

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Sep 23

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Skyports Drone Services is trialling oil rig drone deliveries in the North Sea with Norwegian energy firm, Equinor.  The two-month flight programme, launched earlier this…

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Zipline unveils new autonomous ‘home delivery’ platform

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Mar 23

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Zipline has unveiled its new platform that provides autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs.  The company’s home delivery platform is designed to…

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