UPS Flight Forward carries out first drone flight

UPS Flight Forward has operated its first delivery flight having received US government Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline. The UPS subsidiary was awarded the certificate on Friday 27 September, and immediately a delivery flight took off at WakeMed’s hospital campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The flight, using a Matternet M2 quadcopter […]

UPS Flight Forward applies for FAA approval

UPS has applied for Part 135 certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration to operate commercial drone flights under a subsidiary called UPS Flight Forward. The subsidiary is an incorporated business that could receive certification as early as this year, making UPS the first fully-certified revenue-generating drone operator in the US. When approved, the certification […]