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

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

EU ends airline exemption for cargo in passenger cabin

Boxes of cargo tied down with netting in the passenger compartment of an aircraft. The EU is ending permission for such loading.

European aviation regulators said Monday they won’t extend a safety exemption allowing airlines to carry critical supplies in the passenger cabin to make up for capacity lost when the pandemic closed down most commercial flights.

“The logistical challenges that arose in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 crisis no longer exist to the same extent,” the European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a notice. The permission for cabin cargo expires July 31.

EASA was one of the first civil aviation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/eu-ends-airline-exemption-for-cargo-in-passenger-cabin

Airbus, EU flag battery issue with parked aircraft

Yellow planes from Spirit Airlines parked at airport with engine covers because they are not being operated.

Add reduced battery capacity to the list of technical issues that airline maintenance staff should watch for in planes stored for long periods because the coronavirus has limited flying.

More than 30% of the global passenger jet fleet, or about 8,100 aircraft, remains in storage, according to airline analytics and consulting firm Cirium.

Last month, Airbus and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued an advisory that battery systems on A320, A330, A340 and A380 aircraft may not fully...

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