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Drone Delivery Canada signs deals for operations at Edmonton Airport
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, entered into multiple commercial agreements to deploy its drones at Edmonton International Airport (YEG).In addition to YEG, DDC has signed commercial agreements with Apple Express Courier Ltd., BBE Expediting Ltd., and MFN Management Inc. (a wholly ...
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Drone Delivery Canada completes first commercial flights
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has completed the first flights in a commercial setting for the Canary remote piloted aircraft (RPA) on the Care by Air route, which is the company's longest ever commercial route at 13.4km.DDC completed three round trip flights with the Canary on the Care by Air route, ...
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Drone Delivery Canada hits development milestone
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that Transport Canada has accepted the company’s declaration for its "Canary" remote piloted aircraft (RPA) to now be operated over people.The RPA is designed to deliver a variety of shipments, including medical supplies, to both urban as well as remote and hard-to-reach areas.The validation ...
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Drone Delivery Canada secures first contract for heavy-lift drone
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has been awarded the first contract for its heavy-lift Condor remote piloted drone.The drone company said that, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, it had signed a contract with the Canadian government to work with Transport Canada in operating and evaluating its proprietary ...
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Drone Delivery Canada gets grant for clean energy transport
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has been awarded a grant of up to C$75,000 from the Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research (DAIR) Green Fund for its clean energy drone delivery solution.Funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the DAIR Green Fund provides financial support for collaborative ...
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DDC update on Canary cargo drone parachute testing
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has provided an update on the successful parachute testing and development of its Canary cargo drone which is designed to carry 4.5kg up to 21km.Said DDC in a statement: “The Canary continues to progress on schedule with full autonomous missions and expanded flight envelope including the ...
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Drone Delivery Canada now authorised to transport dangerous goods for Canadian university
Drone Delivery Canada has announced the approval and implementation of dangerous goods transportation for the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ (DTI).The DTI is currently utilising Drone Delivery Canada's drone logistics solution to enable a defined two-way delivery flight route, using the Sparrow ...
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Drone Delivery Canada adds university campus flights
Drone Delivery Canada has received certification from Transport Canada to carry out flights between two University of British Columbia medicine sites.The Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) will allow the company to carry out commercial drone delivery for the University's Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ (DTI) programme between ...
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Drone Delivery Canada to develop drone technology with Bell Mobility
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) will collaborate with Bell Mobility to develop products and services to improve technology as it relates to 5G network and multi-access edge computing in a bid to advance autonomous drones.The three-year definitive collaboration agreement, effective April 13, will focus on the development of technologies that will ...
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Drone Delivery Canada innovation on track
Development and testing of Drone Delivery Canada’s new cargo drone is progressing on schedule.Drone Delivery Canada said the ‘Canary’, which is expected to have a range of approximately 20km and cargo capacity of 4kg, will feature smart battery technology and “touchless” cargo drop functionality.The drone is successfully progressing through the ...