Walmart Launches Third Drone Delivery Trial

Bill Carey September 22, 2020
A DJI Inspire quadcopter passes a Walmart store.
Credit: DroneUp
Flight services provider DroneUp on Sept. 22 announced a pilot program with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics to deliver COVID-19 test sample collection kits by drone in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Flown under operating requirements of the FAA’s Part 107 regulation for small commercial drones, the service...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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