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Garuda, Naini Aerospace collaborate for “Make in India Drone Manufacturing”

Chris Stonor23 May 2023

Referred to by the Indian media as “a massive step towards boosting the manufacturing of indigenous drones in India”, Garuda Aerospace and Naini Aerospace Engineering, the latter being a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)...

Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen delivers key updates in speech at last week’s AUVSI Xponential

Chris Stonor16 May 2023

During last week’s AUVSI Xponential 2023 Drone Convention, Billy Nolen, the Acting FAA Administrator, gave a keynote speech which both heartened and concerned those involved in the burgeoning drone and AAM industries, reports a press release. He rem...

Zipline Adds Growing Number of U.S Clients, For Its New Drone Delivery Technology

Chris Stonor15 May 2023

U.S-based Drone delivery company, Zipline, is regularly adding new clients to its American operations, where it is bringing a “game-changing” delivery technology in 2024, reports a press release. The latest outlets are wellness retailer GNC, pharmac...

EIB Provides EUR40 million to Wingcopter for Scaling Up Delivery Drones and Logistics Services

Chris Stonor12 May 2023

German startup, Wingcopter, had a pleasant surprise recently when The European Investment Bank (EIB) handed over EUR40 million via “a quasi-equity investment”, reports a press release. The EIB money is backed by the European Commission InvestEU Prog...

McKinsey Research Report: “Solving the ‘last-metre’ challenge in drone delivery”

Chris Stonor10 May 2023

Under the sub-heading, “Drone OEMs and operators are developing a range of methods to get goods from the aircraft to the customer’s front door—or at least close to it,” the respected Research company, McKinsey & Co, published a major report last...

Major U.S “Xponential Drone Convention” On This Week

Chris Stonor9 May 2023

One of the largest, if not the biggest drone event in the world, called the "Xponential Drone Convention", has opened its doors this week at the Colorado Convention Centre in Denver, U.S. It is a Who’s Who of the drone industry with many leading com...

Australian Survey: Public yet to be convinced by Parcel Drone Delivery?

Chris Stonor19 April 2023

New technologies may have cost and efficiency advantages, but Australians are yet to be convinced and would rather have their letters and parcels, for example, be delivered by person, rather than high tech alternatives like delivery drones, reports ...

U.S Florida State: Drone Delivery House Bill Flies Through Final Committee Stop

Chris Stonor12 April 2023

A bill clearing the way for easier construction of drone ports throughout the State of Florida is on its way to the House floor after zooming through its final committee stop, reports floridapolitics.com. The bill now awaits a full and final vote by...

India: Scandron Collaborates with CriticaLog India to tap into HUGE potential of last-mile drone delivery market

Chris Stonor10 April 2023

News from India this week shows the extraordinary potential of drone delivery in the country after logistics drone manufacturer, Scandron, signed a strategic partnership with CriticaLog India, a B2B hub-to-hub company, reports deccanherald.com. W...

South Korea: Jeju Island To Begin First Commercial Drone Delivery Service

Chris Stonor21 March 2023

The southern resort of Jeju is at the centre of South Korea’s present trials of both eVTOLs and drones and it was announced this week that the island will host the country’s first commercial drone delivery service, reports koreabizwire.com. The s...

Manna Drone Delivery Announces Investment by Coca-Cola HBC + First U.S Trial in Texas

Chris Stonor20 March 2023

The much-promised leap into the U.S drone delivery market by Irish-based Manna, is happening after a strategic investment by Coca-Cola HBC, reports a press release. The investor is a bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. Through its Ventures...

South Africa: Foot in Drone Industry Door with Dragonfly V

Chris Stonor14 March 2023

Cape Town-based FlyH2 first came to prominence in 2015 after winning first prize at South Africa’s Avi Awards for a prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Powered by a hybrid power system combining hydrogen with electricity, this has developed to ...

RigiTech first to begin daily BVLOS drone deliveries in France

Chris Stonor8 March 2023

Drone delivery competition is heating up in Europe as the promise of BVLOS flights across the EU draws ever closer and one manufacturer who has placed a marker down is Swiss-based Rigitech, reports a press release. The company has achieved the ac...

Singapore: SASS, Heron AirBridge, CWT Aerospace collaborate on maritime drone operations

Chris Stonor3 March 2023

The Singapore Association of shipbuilders and Services (SASS), Heron AirBridge and CWT Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week, reports a press release. The aim is to create a maritime drone delivery service to harbour...

Ameriflight Signs LOI to Purchase 35 VTOL Sabrewing Air Cargo Drones

Chris Stonor17 February 2023

Ameriflight announced this week a signed letter of intent (LOI) to purchase 35 VTOL air cargo drones from Sabrewing Aircraft Company, reports a press release. The agreement is for the Rhaegal-A aircraft, also known as “Alpha”. Ameriflight expects to...

Wing Drone Delivery Sets Up in New Zealand

Chris Stonor12 January 2023

U.S-based Wing Drone Delivery continues to rapidly expand its services. With operations already in Finland, Australia, America and more recently Ireland, the company is now setting up in New Zealand, but with a difference. While the company has r...

“My kids think I have a cool job” (Jonathan Bass, Head of Marketing and Communications at drone delivery company, Wing)

Chris Stonor5 December 2022

Jonathan Bass spent 9 years working for the solar industry at SolarCity before joining Wing in 2018. He believes drone delivery offers a significant benefit for humanity. Bass loves his work, finding it both exciting and fun. Wing’s growth is imp...

Dronamics Cargo Drone Airline Awarded EUR2.6 Million Grant from EIC Accelerator Program

eVTOL Insights Editorial29 November 2022

Dronamics, the world’s “first cargo drone airline” with license to operate in Europe, announced last week it has been awarded a EUR2.5 million grant by the European Commission under the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program, reports ...

South Korea: Drone Delivery Trials Ramp-up

Chris Stonor27 October 2022

South Korea aims to be at the forefront of the green aviation movement with the goal of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) commercialisation in Seoul by 2025 and daily use of vertiports and drone hubs from 2030. Drone delivery remains a major and vital elemen...

Australia: Major Shopping Centre Developer Partners With Wing Drone Delivery

Chris Stonor25 October 2022

Australian-based shopping centre developer, Mirvac, has announced a partnership with Wing Drone Delivery to use its craft for urban retail centres, reports commercialrealestate.com. Australia is leading the way with ongoing Wing drone deliveries ...

Wing Drone Delivery Moving in on Ireland and “Bobby Healy’s Manor”

Chris Stonor13 October 2022

Surprising news from the Irish media outlet, independent.ie, today that U.S-based drone delivery company, Wing, is launching trials next month close to Dublin. Ireland’s drone industry is synonymous with Bobby Healy and Manna Aero, so this news must...

Australia: Swoop Aero drones to deliver “rapid medical testing for Queenslanders”

Chris Stonor12 October 2022

Australia continues to be a leading light for using drone delivery and the latest development is a proposed transporting of pathology samples from the Moreton Bay islands to Mater Pathology testing labs in Brisbane under a new collaboration between ...

Wingcopter Collaborate with Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Chris Stonor4 October 2022

Wingcopter and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences are trialing the potential of delivering consumer goods by drone to improve local supply in rural communities, reports a press release. The project called 'Drohnen-Lastenrad-Express-Beliefe...

Wing Drone Delivery Noise: Australians complain, “It’s gone too far!”

Chris Stonor28 September 2022

Some residents from Logan, Brisbane have had enough of Wing’s delivery drones flying over their homes, on occasions close to eighty times a day, reports Australian Channel 9 program, ‘A Current Affair’. “They are very very noisy,” says one resident....