Zipline International Inc., a drone-delivery company that has made thousands of medical drops in Africa, was approved by U.S. regulators to operate as a small air carrier.
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FAA Approves Zipline’s Drone-Delivery Service as Air Carrier
US Drone Company Zipline Starts Delivering Medicine in Japan
TOKYO — Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan.
April 21, 2022Alphabet’s Wing Elevates Adam Woodworth to CEO

Alphabet Inc.’s Wing unit elevated its leading technology official to head the company as it seeks to rapidly expand its drone delivery operations, including in the Dallas suburbs.
February 15, 2022Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine
Walmart Inc. is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.
November 22, 2021Alphabet’s Wing Nears 100,000th Package Delivery

Alphabet Inc.’s Wing subsidiary is about to reach a milestone in the fledgling drone-delivery business: Any day now it will deliver its 100,000th package to a customer.
August 25, 2021How Drones Help Workers Inspect Wind Turbines
Nearthlab’s drones use artificial intelligence and laser technologies to help pinpoint potential damage and reduce the chance of accidents during human inspections of wind turbines.
July 28, 2021Drone Demo Offers a Taste of the Future of Delivery
A Deuce Drone flew some smoothies to waiting consumers June 1 in Mobile, Ala., but the real payload might have been a peek at the legislative support that drone delivery startups need in order to get off the ground.
June 2, 2021Kroger Joins Drone Delivery Race With Pilot From Ohio Store
Kroger Co. is diving into drone delivery, starting a pilot at a store near its Cincinnati headquarters.
May 3, 2021Satellite Firm Develops Long-Distance System for Delivery Drones
Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. says it has found a way to safely fly civil drones over long distances, a step that may help pave the way for mass adoption by industries from transportation to energy and infrastructure.
June 11, 2020Zipline Medical Drones Begin Flying in the US
On May 22, before Memorial Day, a six-foot long, red-and-white drone took off from a field in Kannapolis, N.C., flew 15 miles west over suburban Charlotte to Novant Health’s Huntersville Medical Center, and dropped a box of protective masks in a designated spot next to the parking lot.
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