United Parcel Service : UPS Forms Subsidiary And Applies For FAA Certification To Operate Drone Delivery Unit
July 23, 2019 at 04:10 pm EDT
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UPS Forms Subsidiary And Applies For FAA Certification To Operate Drone Delivery Unit
US 07/23/19
Atlanta, GA
Subsidiary named UPS Flight Forward, Inc.
The new company will develop and operate unmanned aerial systems for revenue-generating deliveries.
UPS Flight Forward is positioned to be the one of the first fully-certified U.S. drone operations.
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today said it has applied to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 135 certification to operate commercial drone flights in the UPS® network under a subsidiary business called UPS Flight Forward, Inc.
The new subsidiary is a recently incorporated business that could receive Part 135 certification as early as this year, putting UPS on track to have one of the first fully-certified, revenue-generating drone operations in the United States. When approved, this certification lays the foundation for drone flights beyond an operator's visual line of sight, and for flights occurring day or night. Such flights are highly restricted in the United States and approved only by exception.
'UPS is committed to using technology to transform the way we do business,' said Scott Price, UPS chief transformation and strategy officer. 'UPS's formation of a drone delivery company and application to begin regular operations under this level of certification is historic for UPS and for the drone and logistics industries.'
In contrast to more-limited FAA certifications for of drone flights for by other companies, which have been more limited, UPS Flight Forward would operate under the FAA's standard Part 135 certification. This legally certifies which conveys a legal designation to a company as a certified Air Carrier and Operator.
Currently, UPS operates drone healthcare deliveries in a specific use-case under FAA Part 107 rules. In March, UPS initiated the first FAA-sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product. The FAA approval was for a contractual delivery agreement in the United States at WakeMed's flagship hospital and campus in Raleigh, N.C. In this program, the company delivers medical samples via unmanned drones, supplementing a ground courier service. UPS intends to expand its drone delivery service to other hospitals or campus settings.
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UPS - United Parcel Service Inc. published this content on 23 July 2019 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 23 July 2019 20:09:05 UTC
United Parcel Service, Inc. is the worldwide leader in package transportation. The group also offers logistical services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- express delivery and transportation in the United States (64%): transportation of letters and documents, small package delivery, etc.;
- express delivery and transportation (19.6%);
- logistical and transportation services (16.4%).
At the end of 2022, United Parcel Service, Inc. operated a fleet of 586 aircraft and approximately 125,000 vehicles (cars, vans, tractor-trailers, etc.).
77.8% of net sales are generated in the United States.
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