Drone delivery trial in Ireland
With the Iata World Cargo Symposium taking place this week - attended by ITJ, of course - Dublin and Ireland are in the centre of the aviation stage.
At the end of last month, Fedex Express, in collaboration with Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) Air, announced the completion of its first scheduled drone last-mile delivery flight in Ireland. The delivery marks the launch of a trial service delivering goods from FMCI, based at Shannon airport, to Foynes Port, Ireland’s second-largest port operator and largest bulk port company.
The drone deliveries were conducted by Skyports, a global operator of cargo drone deliveries, on behalf of the FMCI Air consortium, which also includes Avtrain, Shannon Group and FMCI.
The delivery of the first Fedex Express package in Ireland via drone demonstrates the benefits of drone delivery for last-mile service and the commitment by Fedex to exploring the latest innovations in last-mile delivery. (ah)
https://futuremobilityireland.ie