Elroy Air tests large cargo drone [VIDEO]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• August 28, 2019
• All Posts, Features, News

Today, Elroy Air announced the successful completion of its first full-scale system flight test of its large unmanned aerial cargo aircraft. In the test, completed at 9:14AM PST on Aug. 14, 2019, the company’s lead test pilot remotely controlled the 1215-pound prototype to reach a height of 10 feet where it hovered for 64 seconds […]

Drones may have an outsized impact on aviation security in the future

• Caryn Livingston
• January 4, 2019
• News

The beginning of a new year is often a time to reflect on events from the previous year to understand what may be ahead. Following two December incidents in which more traditional aviation operations were impacted – in one case, literally – by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), how to handle the increasing ubiquity of drones […]

Drone tech is ready, but are we?

• Caryn Livingston
• February 7, 2018
• Aircraft, E-Commerce, News

SINGAPORE—Alongside announcements of new freighter conversion orders and rumors of aircraft orders, the Singapore Air Show’s approach to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in airfreight service focused on the long-term promise of technology that may take time to pay off, but has the potential to remake the industry once it does – if the industry can […]

Boeing unveils its answer to last-mile deliveries with UAV prototype [VIDEO]

• Lewis King
• January 12, 2018
• Aircraft, E-Commerce, Express, News

This week, Boeing unveiled and completed initial flight tests of its fully-functional unmanned cargo aerial vehicle (CAV) prototype; the first of its kind for the aerospace goliath. Although analysts have long predicted that drones were on course to transform the logistics sector, the larger issue has been receiving operational clearance from regulators. Boeing’s experience in […]

Who is flying this airplane?

• David Harris
• December 13, 2017
• Aircraft, News, Strategy

Today, If you ask “Who is flying this plane?” the answer will be “Captain Smith and First Officer Jones.” And that will be true whether the airplane in question is carrying passengers or freight or both. Tomorrow? Probably the same. But the day after? Think about your last visit to a big airport. To get […]

CAAC to regulate UAVs weighing over 25kgs

• Charles Kauffman
• December 4, 2017
• E-Commerce, Express, News

Civil aviation authorities around the globe are just starting to come to terms with how to regulate UAVs and drones. Most recently, the Civil Aviation Administration of China revealed that it would focus much of its attention on larger drones, weighing more than 25kgs. From a feasibility standpoint, UAV technologies will soon mature to a […]

9 Things we learned during our trip to China – Part II

• Charles Kauffman
• November 14, 2017
• News

Yesterday in Part I of “9 Things we learned during our trip to China”, we offered a few insights on China’s domestic express and e-commerce markets. What follows is the second installment. We start with reason for optimism.  5. Cross-border trade and e-commerce are expected to be the main drivers for air cargo demand, and will fuel […]

3 predictions for air cargo in 2020

• Charles Kauffman
• October 11, 2017
• E-Commerce, News, Strategy

Last week, our sister publication Air Cargo World, presented its second annual ELEVATE conference in Miami, providing a deep-dive into how digitalization and innovation are rapidly altering the air freight logistics industry. Trends like the e-commerce revolution, and the subsequent emergence of new players in the logistics space have made modernization central to survival for […]