Drone Delivery

Urban-Air Port to accelerate drone delivery infrastructure in Sweden

Jason Pritchard22 April 2022

Urban-Air Port has partnered with the City of Skellefteå, Skellefteå Airport and Skanska in Sweden in order to integrate infrastructure for drone deliveries at Hammarängen. Northvolt, Europe’s largest electric battery production facility, i...

SYNERJET Corp becomes latest company to invest in Wingcopter’s eVTOL drone technology as it targets the healthcare sector

Jason Pritchard16 December 2021

German drone delivery startup Wingcopter has secured investment from SYNERJET Corp, a leading business aviation specialist in Latin America with operations in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Panama. SYNERJET has made the inve...

Skyports teams up with Massachusetts DOT to show how drone services can link communities across Cape Cod region

Jason Pritchard10 December 2021

Skyports has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division to demonstrate how its drone services could link communities across the Cape Cod region in the US state. MassDOT is investigating the uses...

eVTOL Insights Podcast: Julie Garland of Avtrain talks about certifying drones and an exciting proof-of-concept trial in Ireland

Jason Pritchard7 October 2021

The next episode from the eVTOL Insights Podcast is live and we were delighted to be joined by Julie Garland, CEO of Avtrain. Avtrain is Europe’s leading drone training and certification body and its mission is to encourage prolific drone operat...

Swoop Aero and Skyports extend partnership to take drone deliveries to new heights across Europe and the Americas

Jason Pritchard19 August 2021

Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero and Skyports are extending their partnership to deploy drone delivery networks across the Americas and Europe, after the resounding success in contributing to the UK’s National Health Service COVID-19 re...

Eight ways drones are changing the world: Flock talks to industry experts to find out how

Jason Pritchard18 August 2021

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Commentary by Tomas Pribanic of Undefined Technologies: Would commercial drones overcome noise restrictions for the same-hour delivery?

Jason Pritchard22 July 2021

In this commentary by Tomas Pribanic, Founder and CEO of Undefined Technologies, he explores the problem of noise pollution and urban restrictions for drone delivery. The company is a Florida-based tech startup developing its first-ever sile...

Robotic Skies to service Avy’s growing eVTOL drone fleet under new agreement

Jason Pritchard25 May 2021

Robotic Skies and Avy - Drones for Good, a Dutch drone manufacturer, are to develop a field support programme for Avy’s growing fleet of long-range autonomous lifesaving aircraft. It aims to keep the Avy fleet optimal for critical medical and hu...

Skyports to provide its industry expertise in two projects aimed at delivering eVTOL technology in Japan

Jason Pritchard21 May 2021

Skyports has been accepted to participate in two upcoming initiatives aimed at delivering eVTOL technology in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture. The vertiport developer and drone delivery provider has been accepted as one of five organisations to contrib...

Wingcopter reveals world’s first triple-drop delivery drone, the Wingcopter 198

Jason Pritchard28 April 2021

Wingcopter has introduced its latest eVTOL fixed-wing drone with the world's first triple-drop mechanism, as the first 100 orders are being made available to reserve. Based on its patented tilt-rotor technology, the Wingcopter 198 can carry pay...

Skyports and Kenya Airways to set up UAS operations in Africa, first delivery flights planned for later this year

Jason Pritchard27 April 2021

Skyports has partnered with Kenya Airways to launch permanent unmanned aerial vehicle operations in the country, with the target for the first drone delivery flights planned for Q3/Q4 2021. Both companies will explore the commercial viability of ...

Medical supplies and Covid-19 test kits to be delivered via drone to vessels at sea in UK’s first proof of concept trial

Jason Pritchard26 April 2021

A UK-first proof of concept trial to deliver medical supplies – including Covid-19 test kits – to vessels at sea is to be held at Montrose Port in Scotland this week. Project MediDrone, which uses remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Wingcopter and All Nippon Airways to partner on new drone delivery network in Japan

Jason Pritchard19 April 2021

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All Nippon Airways and Wingcopter partner to build eVTOL drone delivery network in Japan

Jason Pritchard16 April 2021

Wingcopter and ANA Holdings - the parent company of All Nippon Airways - are working together to accelerate the delivery of vital pharmaceuticals and other consumer products via unmanned aircraft in Japan. The two companies are conducting compre...

Skyports to support NHS Highlands as it launches UK’s first COVID-19 test delivery service via drone

Jason Pritchard23 February 2021

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is working with Skyports to use drones to transport COVID-19 test samples and other medical supplies between remote locations in the west of Scotland, as part of a three-month initiative to i...

Wingcopter completes $22 million Series A funding round and announces serial production of its drone technology

Jason Pritchard25 January 2021

Wingcopter has secured $22 million in Series A funding, which will be used to strengthen its position in the drone-based logistics market and focus on healthcare-related applications - including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. This financ...

Royal Mail partners with drone consortium to deliver first parcel in the UK via an unmanned aerial vehicle

Jason Pritchard16 December 2020

Royal Mail has become the first parcel carrier in the UK to transport a parcel via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), after joining forces with a consortium of established drone companies – including DronePrep and Skyports - and addressing technology...