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Not a single Ghanaian, irrespective of his or her remoteness, deserves to die due to lack of medical care, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said while launching the Zipline medical drones service in the Eastern Region on Wednesday, 24 April 2019. “No Ghanaian deserves to die because by no
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As anticipated last month, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Wing Aviation. The certification paved the way for Wing Aviation to begin commercial package delivery in Blacksburg,
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Wing launched its first air delivery service in North Canberra on Monday of this week. The service allows customers to order a range of items such as fresh food, hot coffee or over-the-counter chemist items on our mobile app, and have them delivered directly to their homes by
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expects to award the first licence to operate a drone airline in the next month, an official at the regulator said on Wednesday. The agency decided last year that large-scale commercial package delivery operations by drones would need to meet the same
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Valqari, a Chicago-based start-up, offers a new solution for the last inch logistic problems associated with drone delivery with its patented Smart Drone Delivery Mailbox, a universal drone receptacle for package delivery and pick-up. Backed with a strong international patent portfolio, the smart mailbox features agnostic capabilities
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UPS has announced a groundbreaking new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones through a collaboration with Matternet, a leader in autonomous drone technology. The program is taking place at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C., metropolitan area, with oversight by the Federal
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Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc. and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), the Unangan (Aleut) Tribe of Native Alaskans, located on St. Paul and St. George, Pribilof Islands, jointly announced that they have signed a history-making agreement for Sabrewing to provide a mix of up to ten aircraft
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The New Times was given exclusive access to the recently established Kayonza-based distribution centre of Zipline, which is already serving five hospitals in Eastern Province, supplying vital blood by unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones. This is the second such facility, after the one in Muhanga, to be
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Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. Airbus claims that this marks the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions to deliver a variety of small, time-critical maritime essentials to working vessels at anchorage. The maiden shore-
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Drone company Flirtey has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct drone delivery flights within the city of Reno. The approval, announced at a joint press conference between the city and Flirtey on March 8, enables the company to conduct drone delivery operations with a pilot controlling the
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Rakuten, Inc., a leading global innovation company in e-commerce, communications and fintech, and JD.com, China’s largest retailer, have signed an agreement that will see JD.com’s drones and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) utilized in Rakuten’s unmanned delivery solutions in Japan. Under this agreement, Rakuten will
Transport
The Condor has been in development for the past year and is the next generation in Drone Delivery Canada’s drone delivery cargo aircraft. With a payload capacity of 180 kilograms or 400 pounds, and a potential travel distance of up to 200 kilometres, the Condor pushes the limits in