Drone News Zipline Gets Part 135 Wingcopter Raises о This week in drone news: zipline has gotten their part 135 certificate from the faa, the faa is soliciting public comments about zipline's proposed drone del. But bay area based zipline is hot on its heels, having just raised $330 million at a $4.2 billion valuation—greater than any u.s. drone company or any drone delivery company globally. “we.
Zipline Receives Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate And Reveals New Drone delivery company zipline announced it has received faa part 135 air carrier certification and is now cleared to operate long range, on demand commercial drone deliveries in the united states. a zipline aircraft makes a package drop. photo courtesy of zipline. san francisco based zipline has already flown more than 23 million autonomous. The combination of obstacle avoidance tech developments and faa part 135 air carrier certification will certainly propel zipline forward as a drone delivery leader, but it has competition. also this month, drone delivery company wingcopter announced a $42 million series a funding round. with that comes hiring plans that could nearly double the. In addition to zipline’s raise, just a week ago, the vtol business lilium, which is developing an air taxi business, disclosed that it was raising another $250 million, with $100 million. With a part 135 air carrier certification from the faa granting it long range bvlos drone flights, zipline is well positioned to steal the spotlight from some of drone delivery’s biggest names. in april, google’s wing launched a commercial service in the suburbs of dallas fort worth, its largest project to date.
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