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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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flytrex-granted-faa-approval-for-long-range-commercial-drone-deliveries

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

Flytrex grows drone delivery service 150% with new FAA approval

Flytrex delivery drone

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

Flying Fudgesicles: Flytrex delivering ice cream by drone

Flytrex drone delivery ice cream

With summer just around the corner, drone delivery is about to take your cold cravings to new heights.

Flytrex, an Israel-based drone delivery company, on Wednesday announced that it would be delivering Fudgesicles, Klondikes, Ben & Jerry’s and more to customers in North Carolina and Texas through a new partnership with Unilever’s The Ice Cream Shop. It’s the latest in a string of recent partnerships for Flytrex following those with Jersey Mike’s, It’s Just Wings and others.

Customers in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flying-fudgesicles-flytrex-delivering-ice-cream-by-drone

A sub above? Jersey Mike’s partners with drone delivery provider Flytrex

Jersey Mike's sub with Flytrex drone

Jersey Mike’s is taking its motto quite literally. The sandwich chain, which brands itself as “A Sub Above,” on Thursday announced a partnership with Israeli drone delivery provider Flytrex to deliver subs through the sky to customers in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Customers will be able to have Jersey Mike’s orders airdropped directly into their backyards within five minutes.

The new partnership adds to Flytrex’s presence in North Carolina, where it delivers everything from groceries to chick...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-sub-above-jersey-mikes-partners-with-drone-delivery-provider-flytrex

Wings over Texas: Flytrex drones delivering It’s Just Wings in Lone Star State

Hot wings soon will be flying in Texas, just in time for the NCAA Final Four. Brinker International, owner of Chili’s Grill & Bar, Maggiano’s Little Italy and virtual brands It’s Just Wings and Maggiano’s Italian Classics, is now delivering food items in Granbury, Texas, via drones. The pilot is part of an expansion of its relationship with drone provider Flytrex and its longtime partner Causey Aviation Unmanned.

The new delivery service launched Tuesday morning and takes advantage of newly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wings-over-texas-flytrex-drones-delivering-its-just-wings-in-lone-star-state

Expanded drone delivery taxis toward takeoff with new FAA recommendations

An FAA aviation rulemaking committee recommended new rules for flights beyond the pilot's visual line of sight

A new report by an FAA aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) has drone operators feeling sky-high.

Under current regulations, drone delivery services must operate within the visual line of sight of the operator, necessitating the use of a ground-based observer either on foot or in a vehicle. Consequently, drone delivery trips are shorter than most operators would like them to be because flights in the air are limited by terrain and infrastructure on the ground.

But according to last week’s ARC...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/expanded-drone-delivery-taxis-toward-takeoff-with-new-faa-recommendations

Drone delivery execs weigh in on industry’s future

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

Modern Shipper Top 10: Drones

Modern Shipper launched in February with a mission of highlighting the ever-growing last mile of the supply chain. Throughout the year, we learned a lot, and our readers helped inform us of plenty more.

Looking back on the year that was, there were plenty of stories that resonated with our readers — from drones to automation, from gig workers to last-mile delivery providers. Of course, we can’t forget e-commerce, which is rapidly changing the supply chain and everything and everybody that...

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