Amazon has paused all drone deliveries in Arizona.Currently, Amazon’s Tolleson, Arizona, facility and College Station, Texas, facility are the only ones in the country that offer Air Prime.Air Prime uses autonomous drones to deliver packages weighing up to 5lbs to customers in 30 minutes or less.
Amazon confirmed that it voluntarily paused its Prime Air drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, but downplayed the role of a reported crash of two drones in December at an Oregon testing facility as a factor in the decision.
An Amazon spokesperson said an incident that involved a crash at a testing facility in Oregon was not the primary reason for the pause.
Amazon Prime Air, the drone delivery arm of the e-commerce giant, is temporarily halting operations in Texas and Arizona to upgrade its drones’ software. The move follows crashes at Prime Air’s test facility in Pendleton, Oregon, in September and December, first reported by Bloomberg.
Alaska Airlines is the only United States-based carrier that was in AirlineRatings' top 10—although Hawaiian, American, Delta and United were in the top 25.
The company said Friday it was immediately suspending drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the aircraft’s software.
Amazon.com ( NASDAQ: AMZN) has suspended commercial drone deliveries after two of its newest models crashed at a training facility during rainy weather, Bloomberg reported late Friday. Bloomberg reported that Amazon said it was immediately pausing drone deliveries in Arizona and Texas to address issues with the aircrafts’ software.
President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Transportation plans to maintain the government-imposed limit on Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) output of the best-selling 737 Max jetliner. The Federal Aviation Administration last year set the cap as Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) safety practices faced greater scrutiny in response to mid-flight accident.
The e-commerce industry continues to surprise with its ongoing transformations, particularly in the area of logistics. Recently, Amazon temporarily suspended its commercial drone delivery operations in Texas and Arizona after two of its latest MK30 models crashed at a testing facility during light rain.
Conrad "Connie" Kalitta's air transport company is lending a hand to keep the air tankers battling the blazes.
Amazon halts drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, citing possible safety concerns with its MK30 drone software.
Amazon's drone delivery pauses in Texas and Arizona due to software fix after two crashes. Industry expects business to be $10B by decade's end.