Amazon is launching its first drone delivery service for prescription medication in College Station, Texas, one of two U.S. locations where the company’s Prime Air service currently operates. The company… Read More
For years, Amazon Prime Air has been working on drones that can deliver packages to customers, but now it’s also working on projects to help Amazon itself deal with the… Read More
An Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet crashed today into Trinity Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast with three people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Human remains have… Read More
A newly published patent hints at the system that Amazon just might use to guide delivery drones to their destinations, and verify that the drone’s payloads have been dropped off… Read More
Ryan Barta loves flying in the Pacific Northwest because of the mountain views and other natural beauty afforded by being up above it all. But he also gets a pretty… Read More
Is “Amazon Prime Air” no longer a factor? Not quite, but if you’re reading the tea leaves in today’s post-holiday recap from Amazon, you’ll notice that the online retailing giant’s… Read More
A billboard truck with a message for Amazon pulled a Maverick move straight out of “Top Gun” on Wednesday in Seattle. Sort of. OK, not really. The truck did buzz… Read More
If filmmakers ever decide to do a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” with drones instead of birds, they could use Amazon’s concept for a drone-dominated fulfillment center in their… Read More
Two of Amazon’s newly published patents cover some unorthodox features for delivery drones, including rotor arms that extend and bend as well as a winch for lowering packages to the… Read More
It’s a bird, it’s a plane … oh wait, it’s my package of diapers. Amazon customers could someday be repeating this phrase as the online retail giant this morning received a… Read More
This story has been updated with comments from Amazon. Long-time Amazon stock owners will get a chance tomorrow to learn more from top executives about the future of the company, but a… Read More
Amazon has evolved constantly throughout its more than 20-year life span, first as a book seller, than an e-commerce giant, and now a cloud computing powerhouse. And it appears Amazon’s next big pushes… Read More
Amazon is reportedly partnering with the German-based DHL delivery service for its Prime Air transport operation in Kentucky as well as for Amazon Fresh food deliveries in Germany. The Lane… Read More
Amazon says it will build a new air cargo hub at Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport to accommodate its growing fleet of Prime Air delivery jets, creating more than 2,000… Read More
A group of pilots that fly Amazon’s Prime Air delivery jets will land in Seattle Wednesday to protest short-staffing and what they say are sub-standard working conditions at the airlines contracting with the… Read More
DJI, a Chinese-based company that makes and sells drones, will open its first “authorized retailer” in Washington state at the Marketplace @ Factoria mall in Bellevue, Wash. this week. The store… Read More
Regulators have to work out lots of issues before they let drones start delivering packages routinely, but in Britain at least, there’s a timetable. “We’ve got a soft target of… Read More
Boeing says it will convert nine used 767 passenger jets into freighters for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, which will use them in its cargo transport operations for Amazon. Amazon made a… Read More
When Amazon eventually starts delivering items via drone, the company wants the option to land its unmanned aircrafts on trucks or buses for a portion of the journey, a filing… Read More
Amazon is expanding its drone testing operation in the English countryside, to smooth the way for what it hopes will be an aerial package delivery system. But exactly where are the… Read More
Amazon’s first branded cargo jet made its daylight debut today at Seattle’s Boeing Seafair Air Show, but not before show announcer Mark Christopher drummed up a bit of drama. As… Read More
The first freighter jet to carry the Amazon brand is primed for its public debut in Seafair’s sunny skies, after making a stealthy flight from New York to Seattle in the middle… Read More
The White House says it’s taking steps to speed up the development of civil and commercial applications for drones – including the experimental deployment of Google’s Project Wing, a delivery service… Read More
A startup named Flirtey says it’s executed the first FAA-approved urban drone delivery in the United States, in a test that could blaze a trail for Amazon and other companies that… Read More
When U.N. health experts were trying to come up with a way to deliver contraceptives to women in hard-to-reach areas of Ghana, they took a page from Amazon’s drone delivery playbook.… Read More
How much will it cost to get a 30-minute drone delivery from Amazon Prime Air? A newly published interview with Amazon executive Paul Misener suggests that the pricing question and… Read More
Safety concerns won’t prevent commercial drone manufacturers from seeing rapid growth this year, according to a report issued today by Juniper Research. In the latest good news for the makers… Read More
The hybrid drone design that Amazon unveiled over the weekend may be only one of several under consideration for delivering packages in 30 minutes or less, but it’s a doozy:… Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration says the task force charged with drawing up recommendations for registering recreational drones includes two Amazon representatives: Sean Cassidy, a former Alaska Airlines pilot who’s working on… Read More
Watch where you’re flying up there in the blue skies. A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that there were 650 cases where U.S. pilots encountered unmanned aerial aircraft… Read More