Transport & Logistics

Joby Receives Part 135 Certificate From the FAA

Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate received ahead of schedule, initially targeted for second half of 2022; Certification allows Joby to operate aircraft commercially; Joby will use conventional aircraft to refine systems and procedures in advance of launching eVTOL service targeted for 2024 Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger…

First Flights of Dragon Drone at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre

Snowdonia Aerospace is pleased to announce the successful first flights of their new Dragon drone at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, Llanbedr, last week. Working in partnership with SwiftFlight Avionics and supported by Innovate UK Future Flight Challenge grant funding, the Dragon drone will be a major research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) platform for demonstrating the safe integration of drones into…

World’s largest medical drone delivery network takes flight in Ghana

The largest drone delivery network in the world has been launched in Ghana, which experts say will save lives and transform the developing nation’s healthcare sector. The drone network is set to deliver blood, essential medicines and vaccinations across the middle-income, West African country. Speaking about the official launch of the service on April 24,…

Peel pilot project tests drone delivery of defibrillators to help cardiac arrest victims

With each minute vital for a victim during a cardiac arrest, the Region of Peel will take part in a pilot project in Caledon using voluntary community CPR responders and Automated External Defibrillators delivered by drones. Despite improvements in CPR quality, drug administration and airway management, cardiac arrest survival in most communities is “abysmal,” according…