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Irish drone delivery firm Manna to launch in US this year

10 August 2022

One of Europe’s premier drone delivery firms is ready to take off in the U.S.

Manna, the Irish drone delivery “as-a-service” platform, on Wednesday announced it will expand its service into America by the end of 2022, with a further expansion into mainland Europe slated for 2023.

“Rolling out Manna’s service domestically and internationally has always been part of our strategy. We are delighted that this is going to be achieved,” Bobby Healy, CEO and founder of Manna, said of the expansion....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/irish-drone-delivery-firm-manna-to-launch-in-us-this-year

Flytrex grows drone delivery service 150% with new FAA approval

28 July 2022

Sixty thousand people just became eligible to have chicken wings, submarine sandwiches, ice cream and more air-dropped straight into their backyards.

Israeli drone delivery firm Flytrex, which operates commercial services in both Texas and North Carolina, on Thursday announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved the doubling of its delivery radius from 1 to 2 nautical miles. That opens the service up to 100,000 people, a 150% increase over the 40,000 who were previously...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flytrex-grows-drone-delivery-service-150-with-new-faa-approval

Amazon drone delivery is coming to College Station, Texas

18 July 2022

Amazon will begin delivering packages via drone to residents in College Station, Texas, later this year, the company announced Friday.

After nearly a decade of anticipation, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) last month announced that Prime Air drone deliveries would finally be getting off the ground in the town of Lockeford, California, later this year. It said “hundreds of residents” already have expressed interest in the service.

Now, Amazon customers in College Station should expect to hear from the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-drone-delivery-is-coming-to-college-station-texas

Zipline adds to US drone delivery footprint with North Carolina expansion

28 June 2022

Less than a week after securing a Part 135 air carrier certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, drone delivery firm Zipline is putting its new credentials to work.

The Bay Area-based company on Tuesday announced its commercial expansion into North Carolina, where it began delivering medical products such as prescriptions and personal protective equipment last week. To start, deliveries are servicing a 7,800 square mile area out of Zipline’s distribution hub in Kannapolis.

Of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zipline-adds-to-us-drone-delivery-footprint-with-north-carolina-expansion

FAA certification puts drone firm Zipline in league of its own

22 June 2022

Drone delivery may have a new ringleader, and it isn’t Amazon Prime Air, despite nearly a decade of promises. Neither is it Google’s drone delivery arm Wing nor UPS’ drone unit Flight Forward.

Bay Area-based Zipline may have leapt past them all. The drone delivery firm on Tuesday received a Part 135 air carrier certification from the FAA that will allow it to fly the longest-range commercial drone deliveries in the U.S. It will begin deliveries spanning up to 26 miles round trip out of its hub...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/faa-certification-puts-drone-firm-zipline-in-league-of-its-own

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

14 June 2022

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-prime-air-finally-getting-off-the-ground-in-california

Ireland’s Manna looks to bring drone delivery to EU, US

26 April 2022

A Manna delivery drone flies over a waiting customer

Dublin-based drone delivery company Manna is planning to expand its service outside Ireland to both the United States and mainland Europe, according to two separate reports. The startup, which primarily delivers food and medicines, plans to fly in the U.S. as early as this year and in Europe as soon as 2023, Manna executives said.

Today, the company’s drones fly in the suburbs of Dublin and Galway. The aircraft, which resemble miniature quadcopters, reach speeds nearing 40 miles per hour and fly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/irelands-manna-looks-to-bring-drone-delivery-to-eu-us

Wingcopter inks $16M deal with Spright for US medical drone deliveries

24 January 2022

Wingcopter and Spright ink $16 million deal for medical drone delivery network

U.S. hospitals are in the midst of a massive shortage. Everything from latex gloves to lab testing equipment is in short supply at a time when demand is pushing the hospital system to its limit — as of Monday, nearly 80% of all U.S. inpatient hospital beds were in use, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting equipment shortages, can drones deliver? Wingcopter is betting that they can. The German...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wingcopter-inks-16m-deal-with-spright-for-us-medical-drone-deliveries

Drone delivery execs weigh in on industry’s future

30 December 2021

Drone delivery executives weigh in on the future of the industry

Drone delivery has done some pretty incredible things in 2021. Drones have delivered to bustling cities, some of the most remote locations on Earth and even your backyard; they’ve airdropped everything from chicken wings to blood transfusions; and they’ve grabbed the attention (and lightened the coffers) of massive companies like Alphabet and FedEx.

But drone delivery has yet to really take off. Despite drone delivery companies demonstrating technology that can enable automated takeoffs and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-delivery-execs-weigh-in-on-industrys-future

FAA greenlights Flytrex for 1-mile drone deliveries in North Carolina

14 December 2021

Flytrex receives FAA approval for drone deliveries up to one mile away

In a landmark certification for the company, drone delivery provider Flytrex on Tuesday announced that it had received FAA approval for drone deliveries with a range of up to 1 nautical mile in North Carolina, expanding its reach to approximately 10,000 households in the state.

As part of the certification, Flytrex will be permitted to fly its drones over people and moving vehicles within a 1-nautical-mile radius of its operating stations in Fayetteville, Raeford and Holly Springs, into which...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/faa-greenlights-flytrex-for-1-mile-drone-deliveries-in-north-carolina

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