April 15, 2021 // By Nick Flaherty
A commercial drone delivery service is launching in Japan in 2022 using Wingcopter eVTOL UAVs
A commercial drone delivery service in Japan in 2022 is to use technology from a leading German developer.
The Wingcopter fixed wing VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drone will be used to carry pharmaceuticals and other consumer products across Japan through a deal with ANA.
ANA HD, which also owns All Nippon Airlines, is providing insights gained from decades of aviation experience that is helping Wingcopter in full compliance with local aviation regulations. Wingcopter is providing support in terms of training of pilots, mission planning, operation design as well as maintenance.
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The pandemic has been as hard on All Nippon Airways (ANA) as it has been on other major carriers worldwide. Japan’s largest airline by revenue and passenger volume has had to sharply curtail service, such as last week announcing it would suspend 16 international routes through the end of October. The cuts came as ANA said on Friday that between April 2020 and December 2020, it recorded a record net loss of $2.95 billion.
Yet ANA hasn’t stopped pursuing some of its investments in “smart airport” technology and processes in Japan that could help make its operations more cost-effective in the future. The tech includes autonomous vehicles, robotic baggage handlers, automated plane tugs, and robot concierges.
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