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Flytrex granted FAA approval for long-range commercial drone deliveries

The drone delivery industry, just like the unmanned aircraft that power it, is currently flying well below the stratosphere.

Among the drone firms that have made their 2022 delivery figures public, none eclipsed more than a few thousand deliveries, mainly owing to the Federal Aviation Administration’s stringent regulations around the young industry.

Those rules, designed to ensure the safety and privacy of the public, have limited commercial drone delivery operations to a handful of companies...

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Amazon layoffs hit drone division

Just as Amazon Prime Air drone delivery was beginning to gather momentum, the service reportedly was hit with another key setback.

Confidential sources claiming to be familiar with the matter told CNBC that Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) drone delivery unit lost a “significant number” of employees as part of the company’s plans to cut a total of 18,000 jobs. 

The reported layoffs come less than one month after Amazon launched its first commercial drone delivery service in Lockeford, California, and...

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Breaking down Walmart’s 2022 in drone delivery

A promise kept can be a rare thing in the world of business, and it’s important to take the word of CEOs and other executives with a grain of salt. 

But in the case of Walmart and its drone delivery service, company leaders have followed through on just about every prediction they’ve made.

The world’s largest retailer on Thursday released an assortment of statistics about its drone delivery network in 2022, revealing that it completed over 6,000 deliveries of items from ice cream to rotisserie...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-down-walmarts-2022-in-drone-delivery

Amazon drone delivery officially live in California, Texas

It’s official. About half a year after it announced Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, as the inaugural locations for Amazon Prime Air drone delivery — and after nearly a decade of promises, innovations and setbacks — Amazon finally launched its commercial service last week.

David Carbon, vice president of Prime Air at Amazon, shared a LinkedIn post on Christmas Eve revealing the long-awaited news: “First deliveries from our new sites in TX and CA. Couldn’t be prouder of the...

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Amazon unveils smaller, lighter, more durable delivery drone

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Earlier this year, the skies were looking gloomy for Amazon Prime Air’s drone program, which was marr...

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Amazon Prime Air drone deliveries finally getting off the ground in California

Amazon Prime Air delivery drone

After suffering a series of major mishaps and unfulfilled promises over the past decade and change, it looks like Amazon’s drone delivery service will finally make its U.S. debut in 2022.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) on Monday announced that some 3,500 residents in the town of Lockeford, California, would be the first eligible customers to receive packages delivered by drone within 30 minutes — free of charge. The service is slated to begin later this year, though Amazon did not specify an exact month...

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Amazon, American Airlines execs to advise FAA on drone regulation

Two people look at a document with a drone positioned in the foreground.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday named a dozen new members to its Drone Advisory Committee, including officials from Amazon and American Airlines.

The private-sector panel meets regularly to advise the Federal Aviation Administration on how to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace alongside with traditional aircraft. Executive-level representatives are selected from a wide range of stakeholders including the aviation industry, research and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-american-airlines-execs-to-advise-faa-on-drone-regulation

New FAA rules put drone delivery closer to reality

A five-rotor drone lifts a package into the air.

Long-awaited regulations released Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration represent a big step toward wide-scale commercial use of drones in the U.S., including for package and cargo delivery, and full integration into the national airspace. 

The rules require unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to broadcast identification or location information and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and vehicles, and at night under certain conditions. The next major step toward integration is...

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Amazon now authorized to fly commercial delivery drones

Amazon now authorized to fly commercial delivery drones (Photo: Amazon)

Since its inception, Amazon has been obsessed with the idea of expediting its delivery operations. True to that, the e-commerce behemoth has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate its delivery drone fleets as part of its Prime Air brand.

The FAA issued Amazon Prime Air a Part 135 air carrier certificate using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), of which drones are a segment. “The FAA’s role is to ensure that any UAS operation is performed safely. The FAA supports...

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Amazon targets climate change with $2B VC fund

Amazon VC fund

Facing mounting criticism over the environmental impact of its massive e-commerce and data services operations, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) on Tuesday announced a $2 billion investment fund focused on “sustainable and decarbonizing technologies.”

The newly formed Climate Pledge Fund will invest in industries and technologies focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

“This dedicated investment program will invest in visionary companies whose products and...

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