Drone Delivery

FAA Approval will Double Flytrex Drone Delivery Range by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, on-demand drone delivery leader Flytrex announced that it has been granted approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its current delivery radius from one to two nautical miles throughout all of its …

Swoop Aero Joins FAA and CASA for Joint Certification Process by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero is undertaking a joint Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAS) certification project with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in order to stimulate …

Multi drone operating system FlightOps OS Used to Deliver Medical Lab Tests by Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Last week, leading provider of multi-drone operating system FlightOps employed its software for the delivery of medical laboratory tests via drones, which maintained the quality of the transported samples while …

DroneUp Holds Flight Services Showcase Event by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, American technology company and drone solution provider DroneUp, LLC announced that it will be hosting its Flight Services Showcase Event on Thursday, July 21. Continue reading below, or listen: Held at Walmart’s Store 100 location, the …

Alphabet’s Wing new drone prototype will increase the payload weight – significantly increasing the variety of items that can be delivered by drone. Continue reading below, or listen: In a blog post, Wing CEO Adam Woodworth wrote that Wing is developing an “aircraft library” – a “variety of different vehicles …

Brazilian commercial drone delivery company Speedbird has chosen Elsight for drone connectivity solutions to enable their fleet. Continue reading below, or listen: Speedbird Aero is an emerging drone industry player, disrupting supply chain technology throughout Latin America and across the globe with industrial and medical drone delivery.  Remote operations and …

DroneUp in Europe: Appointment of industry veteran Seb Babiarz as New Head of European Airspace Innovation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Autonomous drone delivery platform and leading drone services provider DroneUp has announced the appointment of Sebastian “Seb” Babiarz as its Poland-based head of European airspace innovation. Continue reading …

Zipline is rapidly expanding it’s commercial drone delivery services in the U.S., partnering with healthcare organizations.  Their newest partnership will bring medical drone delivery to the state of Washington. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: Instant logistics leader Zipline announced a partnership with MultiCare …

Zipline Partners with Leading Healthcare Organizations in North Carolina by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, leading U.S. healthcare organizations Novant Health, Magellan Rx Management, and Cardinal Health launched long-range drone delivery systems in North Carolina, powered by instant logistics leader Zipline. Continue reading below, or listen: Each of …

© Peter Jülich Wingcopter Secures $42M in Latest Funding Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This week, drone delivery company Wingcopter announced its acquisition of $42 million in funding from a Series A extension round, tripling the company’s total equity raise to over $60 million. Continue reading below, …