Air transport carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, flown without a pilot on board, either under remote human control or largely autonomous computer control. Drone transport is used for small parcel and medical supply delivery, aerial photography and survey work, and increasingly for short hop urban cargo movement, and it is distinguished from traditional air cargo chiefly by the absence of any crew aboard the aircraft itself.
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1. Wing: Wing becomes first certified Air Carrier for drones in the US
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more than 3,000 deliveries to doorsteps, driveways and backyards of our customers in Australia
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Wing becomes first certified Air Carrier for drones in the US
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commercial service delivering goods from local businesses to homes in the United States.
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Large corporations such as Amazon, DHL, and FedEx have started to use drone delivery services.
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