Autonomous cargo carrier from Silicon Valley
Reliable Robotics has appointed David DeRose as director of finance and Lee Tomlinson as director of operations (from the right) to the company’s fully-owned Part 135 airline subsidiary, in preparation for commercial cargo flights. They join Jeff Drees, director of cargo strategy, to begin cargo services this year.
Starting from the ground up, the team is prioritising hiring executives and establishing safety management and operational procedures. The Mountain View-based provider of automated aircraft systems founded in 2017 focuses on launching a new type of airline, powered by advanced automation.
In June 2020, Reliable successfully performed the automated landing of a Cessna 208 turboprop cargo aircraft owned by FedEx Express (see also page 19 of ITJ 43-44/2020). (ah)