Drone Delivery Service

Drone deliveries are becoming more common in the US, with services from Alphabet's Wing, Amazon, and Flytrex available in parts of the country, as government regulation catches up. Backers of the technology argue they drones are faster, safer, and better for the planet than greenhouse-gas-spewing delivery trucks. Meanwhile, skeptics question whethe...

A drone from Skye Air Mobility on Tuesday covered an aerial distance of 104 km in West Bengal to deliver a medicine consignment of Flipkart Health, the longest commercial delivery using an unmanned vehicle in the state.

The government of Gujarat on Wednesday announced a "Drone Promotion and Usage Policy" to promote the use of drones for operations and delivery of services to beneficiaries. It aims to create 25,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities and attract investment for development, operation and maintenance of drone services ecosystem in the state.

Government has mentioned in a written reply to Rajya Sabha that private players in the country are free to use drones for delivery purposes subject to compliance with Drone Rules, 2021. MoS for Civil Aviation, General VK Singh (Retd), said that last year in September, the government notified the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to promote t...

Aviation authorities in the US and elsewhere are working to relax rules that were imposed in civilian drones, to allow them to soar out of their pilots’ sight. A growing group of companies like Amazon and other delivery services, power firms, and others have been granted special permission to fly drones “beyond visual line of sight.” However,...

Amazon has announced to begin its drone delivery service later this year, starting with California. The company will pack the purchases into drones, deposit packages from safe height, and fly away.

Swiggy has entered into a partnership with Garuda Aerospace to begin trial runs using drones to deliver groceries in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, Karnataka. The pilot project will assess the viability of using drones in Swiggy's grocery delivery service Instamart.

The Centre will promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming, public-private partnerships for the delivery of digital and high-tech services to farmers across the country during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.

Under a latest partnership, Zypp Electric and TSAW Drones plan to deploy 200 drones for last mile delivery in the first phase in 4 cities.

SpiceJet on Saturday said it plans to introduce drone delivery service to transport vaccines, life-saving medicines and essential goods.

Food delivery by drones is now picking up steam in the US. Drone delivery company Flytrex has announced that it is expanding services to newer areas. It recently launched its drone delivery service to Holly Springs, a small town of 25,000 residents, in North Carolina.

Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream, as companies tap their expertise to avoid collisions in increasingly crowded skies.

As part of the group's diversification push, it also aims to launch a ride-hailing service next month as COVID-19 continues to hit air travel.

The US Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones.

Telangana has sought the civil aviation regulator's certification for Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations

Drone deliveries are becoming more common in the US, with services from Alphabet's Wing, Amazon, and Flytrex available in parts of the country, as government regulation catches up. Backers of the technology argue they drones are faster, safer, and better for the planet than greenhouse-gas-spewing delivery trucks. Meanwhile, skeptics question whethe...

A drone from Skye Air Mobility on Tuesday covered an aerial distance of 104 km in West Bengal to deliver a medicine consignment of Flipkart Health, the longest commercial delivery using an unmanned vehicle in the state.

The government of Gujarat on Wednesday announced a "Drone Promotion and Usage Policy" to promote the use of drones for operations and delivery of services to beneficiaries. It aims to create 25,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities and attract investment for development, operation and maintenance of drone services ecosystem in the state.

Government has mentioned in a written reply to Rajya Sabha that private players in the country are free to use drones for delivery purposes subject to compliance with Drone Rules, 2021. MoS for Civil Aviation, General VK Singh (Retd), said that last year in September, the government notified the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to promote t...

Aviation authorities in the US and elsewhere are working to relax rules that were imposed in civilian drones, to allow them to soar out of their pilots’ sight. A growing group of companies like Amazon and other delivery services, power firms, and others have been granted special permission to fly drones “beyond visual line of sight.” However,...

Amazon has announced to begin its drone delivery service later this year, starting with California. The company will pack the purchases into drones, deposit packages from safe height, and fly away.

Swiggy has entered into a partnership with Garuda Aerospace to begin trial runs using drones to deliver groceries in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, Karnataka. The pilot project will assess the viability of using drones in Swiggy's grocery delivery service Instamart.

The Centre will promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming, public-private partnerships for the delivery of digital and high-tech services to farmers across the country during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.

Under a latest partnership, Zypp Electric and TSAW Drones plan to deploy 200 drones for last mile delivery in the first phase in 4 cities.

SpiceJet on Saturday said it plans to introduce drone delivery service to transport vaccines, life-saving medicines and essential goods.

Food delivery by drones is now picking up steam in the US. Drone delivery company Flytrex has announced that it is expanding services to newer areas. It recently launched its drone delivery service to Holly Springs, a small town of 25,000 residents, in North Carolina.

Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream, as companies tap their expertise to avoid collisions in increasingly crowded skies.

As part of the group's diversification push, it also aims to launch a ride-hailing service next month as COVID-19 continues to hit air travel.

The US Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones.

Telangana has sought the civil aviation regulator's certification for Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations