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Cargo and logistics
Cargo and logistics
DRONAMICS unveils advanced Black Swan cargo UAV and droneport network plan
On December 7 2021 DRONAMICS unveiled the “Black Swan” – an advanced unmanned aircraft able to carry up to 350 kg of cargo at a distance of up to 2,500 km at up to 80% lower cost than any aircraft […]
Cargo and logistics
Wingcopter launches delivery drone to carry three parcels in BVLOS missions
Wingcopter has launched its Wingcopter 198 all-electric, vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL), fixed-wing drone that can carry up to three packages. “The Wingcopter 198 is a game-changer for drone-based deliveries, ready to create logistical highways in the sky. […]
Cargo and logistics
Skyports and Kenya Airways to develop drone logistics business in Africa
Advanced air mobility (AAM) company Skyports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kenya Airways, to collaborate on launching permanent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations in the country. Joint efforts have already begun across […]
Cargo and logistics
Italy’s FlyingBasket cargo drone operational licence extended to Germany
Germany’s National Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt – LBA) has extended the authorisation for drone operations issued by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile – ENAC) to Italian drone operator FlyingBasket to […]
Cargo and logistics
Pipistrel selects Honeywell to supply sensors, navigation system for the Nuuva V300 cargo drone
Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s next-generation Attitude Heading Reference System and Air Data Module for its Nuuva V300 cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The technologies provide critical navigation and motion-sensing data and will work in tandem […]
Cargo and logistics
airBaltic and telecoms provider LMT link to provide drone services
In an unusual partnership of aviation stakeholders Latvian national airline airBaltic and Latvian mobile telecommunications operator LMT have signed an agreement for collaboration within the drone industry. The agreement foresees a joined development of various […]
Cargo and logistics
Antwerp Port to launch drone eco system – appoints Unifly as industrial partner
The Port of Antwerp has become one of the first seaports to initiate unmanned air traffic management (UTM) in a busy and complex port environment and is the first non-aviation authority to become a fully-fledged […]
Cargo and logistics
Israeli drone delivery start-up Flytrex raises additional USD8 million to help fund expansion of U.S operations
By Arie Egozi Israeli drone delivery start-up, Flytrex, announced this week it has raised an additional USD8 million to help fund expansion of U.S operations, bringing the investment total to USD20 million, reports bloomberg.com. Flytrex […]
Cargo and logistics
NASA awards USD8 million to Austin team for autonomous cargo transport research
The University of Texas at Austin has released details of an USD8 million programme funded by NASA to research autonomous air cargo transportation. According to a university press release, researchers at UT Austin’s Oden Institute […]