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DJI completes 1st drone delivery

tests on Mount Everest

henzhen, China-based DJI teamed up
Swith Nepalese drone service company
Airlift, video production company 8KRAW
and certified mountain guide Mingma
Gyalje Sherpa to fly the world's first
successful delivery drone trials on Mount
Everest (Mount Qomolangma). Completed
in April, the historic milestone in aviation
highlights the capabilities of DJI FlyCart
30, which can carry 15kg payloads even
in extreme altitude and environmental
conditions. During the tests, three oxygen
bottles and 1.5kg of other supplies were
flown from Everest Base Camp to Camp
1 (5,300-6,000m ASL). On the return trip,
trash was carried back down.

Amazon drones can now fly farther DDC, Volatus Aerospace

following FAA approval to team up for drone
nesting stations

he Federal Aviation Administration requires that all commercial drone
T(FAA) has given Prime Air additional operators are able to maintain a line of
permissions that allow it to operate sight to their drones until it approves
drones beyond the visual line of a technology that can safely enable
sight (BVLOS), enabling Amazon to drones to fly beyond visual line of sight.
serve more customers via drone and Amazon submitted crucial engineering
effectively expand and scale its drone information to the FAA, including the
delivery operations. To obtain this onboard detect-and-avoid capabilities.
permission, they have developed a The new authorisation and new
BVLOS strategy, including an onboard permissions allow Amazon to expand its
detect-and-avoid technology. The FAA delivery area in College Station, Texas.

rone Delivery Canada (DDC) and Volatus
DAerospace announced the beginning of
a collaboration to commercialise the Volatus
Aerieport drone nesting station along with
DDC’s Remote Operations Centre. This follows
the announcement of their planned merger,
initially disclosed on 21 May. The Aerieport will
be immediately relocated to DDC’s remote
test site for training of their remote operations
centre team and integration into their state-
of-the-art remote operating systems. The
Aerieport will be operated as a managed
service from DDC’s remote operations centre,
ensuring a comprehensive drone operation
service for clients.

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