Flytrex: FAA permits one-mile drone deliveries
Flytrex, which specialises in on-demand drone deliveries for food and retail, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expand its delivery radius to one nautical mile across all its operating stations in North Carolina, which permits the pioneering drone delivery company to operate its five-minute delivery service above people and moving vehicles.
Flytrex has already completed thousands of deliveries. As part of the approval, deliveries will be made in cooperation with long-time partner Causey Aviation Unmanned, offering food, drinks and other goods to approximately 10,000 eligible households that can opt in to the service. Most recently, the company raised a USD 40 million series C funding round to ramp up its expansion throughout the USA. (cj)