Alphabet’s Wing begins making first commercial drone deliveries in the US
Wing, FedEx Express and Walgreens have teamed up on a pilot drone delivery service in Christianburg, Va. Walgreens became the first U.S. retailer to do a store-to-customer doorstep delivery via drone, while FedEx is the first logistics provider to deliver an e-commerce drone delivery with a separate shipment. Wing was able to do this with a new FAA Air Carrier Certificate, specifically allowing Wing’s pilots to manage multiple aircraft, while providing service to the public. Multi-tasking drones is necessary to keep costs down and Wing is innovating in this area to make that possible, as shown by their latest application directed to multi-UAV management.

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