Drones: The next transport revolution
The future of transportation technology lies in drones. At least, that’s what aviation technology company Altitude Angel believes, as they look towards the development and construction of the 165-mile long superhighway for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), called ‘Project Skyway’. The government-backed project is seeking to transform the way that cargo and, eventually one day, people […]
DRONAMICS appoints Morris as CPO
DRONAMICS has announced the appointment of Roger Morris as chief product officer (CPO), a new senior management team position, responsible for all customer and product activities across the business. Roger has a good reputation in the delivery industry, having filled a variety of senior roles in Royal Mail Parcels and DHL Express, with extensive customer […]
Kenya Airways and Skyports to launch drone delivery service in Kenya
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skyports to collaborate on launching permanent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations in the country. This collaboration brings together Kenya Airways’ significant expertise in aviation services and Skyports’ drone delivery logistics service, Delivery by Skyports. In the coming three months, the partnership aims […]
The future of freight
Flylogix and the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (ISSC) have announced the success of their UAV flight between Land’s End Airport in Cornwall and St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly, which was completed on 10th December. The flight carried a NHS supply box outbound and local produce on the return and was the […]
Air Cargo Africa 2017: Drones to be part of life
The potential of other transport methods including drones, UAVs and airships in Africa provided an interesting discussion to end the Air Cargo Africa conference and exhibition. The panel discussion, ‘Innovations in cargo delivery: from drones to UAVs to airships’ was moderated by BeCon Projects chief executive officer (CEO), Uwe Beck, who was joined by Astral […]
New US drone regulation set to increase commercial market
Drone USA expects a new regulation – the small UAS Rule – passed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – will lead to growth in the commercial drone market. Drone USA is a developer and manufacturer of low altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)/ drones and related technologies and says after the regulation change, it projects growth for […]