Drone News: Zipline gets part 135, Wingcopter raises 42 million, Amazon Secret, Photography Course

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 deliveries, Wingcopter has raised
42 million to expand deliveries, Amazon's announcement a surprise
for the small town where their deliveries will begin, and
finally, we've released our Photography course!   


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The FAA on Tuesday approved Zipline to operate as an air carrier
under part 135


Zipline is the first company to a its 135 cert under the FAA’s
BEYOND 


program along with Zipline receiving their part 135 certificate,
the FAA is asking for public comments on package deliveries in
the Pea Ridge Arkansas area


Zipline's proposed area covers 1200 square miles in NW Arkansas,
with a maximum of 20 flights per day


Comments will be open for 14 days, the proposal can be viewed
here:
https://www.faa.gov/advancedoperations/nepaanddrones/zipline-pea-ridge-environmental-assessment


Send comments to: 9-FAA-Drone-Environmental@faa.gov


https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/nepa_and_drones





Wingcopter has announced they raised 42 million dollars to expand
drone delivery beyond medicine.


The company hopes to use this money to begin deliveries of things
like groceries.


“At Wingcopter, we create efficient and sustainable drone
solutions to save and improve lives. For this, we are hiring
passionate pioneers with whom we build what has not existed
before,” said Tom Plümmer, co-founder and CEO of Wingcopter. “The
new funding, combined with growing revenues, puts us in an
excellent position to establish our industry-leading drone
delivery solution with our customers around the globe to optimize
supply chains.”


https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wingcopter-raises-42m-to-expand-beyond-medical-drone-deliveries


Currently Zipline is making deliveries every 4 minutes
(Worldwide), and is working with Walmart in the US.





Amazon’s  plan to launch their drone deliveries later this
year in Lockeford, CA came as a surprise to many folks in the
town


It appears that this, as with many Amazon ventures, was kept
secret in an attempt to prevent backlash.


Amazon is apparently reaching out to those within 4 miles of the
distribution center to determine who is interested in trying
drone deliveries.


Packages will be under 5lbs, and will be limited to certain
goods.


https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/21/amazons-drones-plan-a-surprise-to-residents/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3531431-faa-approves-drone-delivery-from-zipline/