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Dronamics and Qatar Cargo sign world’s first cargo drone interline agreement
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo have signed the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline.The interline agreement enables the extension of the delivery networks of both partners, increasing their reach as well as providing access to areas previously hard to reach by traditional airfreight.Through the ...
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Dronamic signs JV for UAE cargo drone production facility
Cargo drone airline Dronamics and the UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF) have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to produce Black Swan cargo drones.The JV will result in the first serial production plant for the airline's Black Swan aircraft. Production is due to start at the UAE facility in 2025.In ...
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NewsDronamics and ELTA join hands
Dronamics, ELTADronamics, the world's first cargo drone airline to have a license to operate in Europe, together with Hellenic Post (ELTA) have announced a letter of intent (LOI) agreement that will bring the first postal services by cargo drone to Greece.Dronamics, which designs, develops and operates cargo drones, will provide ...
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NewsDronamics signs LOI with Emirates Post Group
Photo: DronamicsEmirates Post Group (EPG) and cargo drone airline Dronamics have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore the use of cargo drones in the UAE.Under the terms of this LOI, EPG will explore and trial Dronamics' cargo drone service to enable same-day middle-mile and long-range deliveries. Both organisations ...
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Dronamics to use hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for its drone aircraft
Cargo drone airline Dronamics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to further work on using the CAeS hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) propulsion system in its Black Swan cargo drone aircraft.This agreement includes a letter of intent (LOI) for CAeS to supply a "substantial number" ...
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NewsDronamics appoints general manager in Australia
Gavin Gomes, general manager of Dronamics' Australia operations. Photo: DronamicsCargo drone airline Dronamics has strengthened its position in the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Gavin Gomes as general manager of its Australia operations.The appointment, effective August 1, also sees Gomes become a member of the senior management team.Gomes’ ...
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NewsWhere now for air cargo?
“Firstly, I shall say that I have the pleasure to be looking at the future of the industry from the comfort of a beach hammock somewhere in the world,” Tiaca director general Glyn Hughes tells Air Cargo News (ACN) when he sits with us to share his thoughts on what ...
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Dronamics secures IATA and ICAO codes
Dronamics has become the first cargo drone airline to be officially assigned both IATA and ICAO designator codes.The drone firm has been assigned the IATA designator code "OY," along with the accounting prefix "651."The ICAO call sign "Black Swan" and the 3-letter airline designator "DXE" have also been assigned to ...
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NewsDronamics carries out first test flight of Black Swan cargo drone
Source: DronamicsCargo drone firm Dronamics has carried out the first test flight of its full-scale cargo drone and hopes to launch flights later this year.The Black Swan drone took off from Balchik airport in Bulgaria and flew for just over 10 minutes, covering a distance of 21.5 km.The aircraft was ...
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Dronamics appoints chief revenue officer
Cargo drone airline Dronamics has appointed Tim Martin as chief revenue officer and member of the executive team, effective April 1.Martin brings nearly three decades of senior management experience across global supply chain and logistics sectors, most recently as chief operating officer for Kuoni Tumlare and, formerly, as SVP global ...
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Dronamics secures $40m in funding as it looks to the Middle East
Middle-mile drone firm Dronamics has raised $40m in funding that will in part go towards adding a presence in the Middle East.The pre-Series A funding came from venture capital funds and angel investors from 12 countries, including Founders Factory, Speedinvest, Eleven Capital, and most recently the Strategic Development Fund (SDF), ...
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NewsDronamics names two new senior managers
Pete MacIntyre and Robert Harnan. Photo: DronamicsCargo drone developer Dronamics has appointed two new figures to its management team.Pete MacIntyre has joined the company as chief legal officer and is now a member of its executive team.He has previously managed multidisciplinary legal teams at leading technology businesses including TikTok, Microsoft ...
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Dronamics gains European Commission funding
Cargo drone firm Dronamics has been awarded a €2.5m grant from the European Commission for the roll-out of its solution.The grant, which was awarded under the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme, will support the development and roll-out of Dronamics’ cargo drone fleet, the deployment of the first droneports in ...
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NewsGreen power for Dronamics cargo drone
Zero Petroleum’s ZERO SynAVGAS fuel. Photo: Zero PetroleumCargo drone company Dronamics plans to power its drone prototype with fossil-free synthetic fuel to explore carbon neutral operations.Zero Petroleum’s ZERO SynAVGAS fuel is a direct drop-in replacement for existing fossil-based fuel and will be tested in Dronamics’ long-range ‘Black Swan’ drone with ...
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NewsDronamics partners with Cotesa to manufacture cargo drones in Europe
Dronamics has partnered with Cotesa to manufacture drones in Europe. Photo: DronamicsMiddle-mile drone company Dronamics has partnered with composite manufacturer Cotesa to manufacture long-range cargo drones in Europe.The manufacturing partnership with Cotesa, a European manufacturer of high-quality composite fibre components for aerospace and automotive companies, supports the demand for Dronamics' ...
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NewsDronamics appoints chief communications officer
Blanca Garcia. Photo: DronamicsCargo drone firm Dronamics has appointed Blanca Garcia to its executive committee in the role of chief communications officer.Garcia joins Dronamics with over 25 years’ international experience working in consumer-facing and B2B global companies in the automotive, aviation, technology, financial services, pharma, hospitality, and FMCG sectors.“Blanca brings ...
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NewsDronamics to take part in drone healthcare project
Photo: DronamicsDronamics will take part in a project designed to use drones to make delivery of healthcare services in Scotland more efficient.CAELUS (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland) is a consortium led by AGS Airports that will develop and trial the UK’s first national distribution network using drones ...
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NewsDronamics signs composite deal as it gears up for manufacturing
(L) Svilen Rangelov, Dronamics and Steve Osborne, Quickstep. Source: DronamicsCargo drone firm Dronamics has signed a deal with composite manufacturer Quickstep Holdings as it continues to prepare for the launch of operations.The deal, which was signed yesterday at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, is a key element in the ...
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Drones still just a California dream, says technologist
Amazon’s announcement that it will begin home deliveries by drone to addresses in Lockeford, California later this year - pending regulatory approval - is “unsurprising”, says Digital River expert, Andrew Scargill,However, safety concerns remain, should companies decide to adopt drones more widely in urban areas says Scargill, who is logistics ...
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Dronamics secures EU's light operator certificate
Middle-mile drone company Dronamics has obtained the European Union's Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) that will allow it to self-authorise flight operations of its Black Swan aircraft.The LUC applies to EU countries and includes Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations.Dronamics, which in December revealed its first production Black Swan ...