Advertisement

UPS Gets FAA Approval For Drone Airline

UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward has received the U.S. government’s first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline. This move allows the company to fly an unlimited number of drones with an unlimited number of remote operators, enabling UPS to scale its operations to meet customer demand.

The company will initially expand its drone delivery service to support hospital campuses and provide a variety of critical care applications. Flight Forward plans to eventually transport items for customers in other industries and fly drones beyond the operators’ visual line of sight. Earlier this year, UPS collaborated with drone technology company Matternett and conducted revenue-generating drone deliveries at the WakeMed hospital campus in Raleigh, N.C.

“Our technology is opening doors for UPS and solving problems in unique ways for our customers. We will soon announce other steps to build out our infrastructure, expand services for healthcare customers and put drones to new uses in the future,” said David Abney, UPS CEO in a statement.

Advertisement

Featured Event

Get free access to tactical tips, invaluable insights, and deep-dive conversations that will help you hone your strategies for Q4 and beyond. That way, you can be sure to be on shoppers’ nice lists this holiday season…and all year long.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Access The Media Kit

Interests:

Access Our Editorial Calendar




If you are downloading this on behalf of a client, please provide the company name and website information below: