Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

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Regularly scheduled commercial drone delivery just nudged closer to reality in Canada, with Air Canada Cargo now planning to market and sell Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (DDC) drone delivery services. Subject to regulatory approval, DDC will build and operate up to 150,000 drone delivery routes in Canada that include timetables, flight schedules, payload capacities, type of drones to be deployed, and payment terms.

 


“This agreement greatly accelerates our commercial rollout in Canada," said DCC CEO Tony Di Benedetto. He added that DDC plans to pursue markets in the U.S. and Europe following the establishment of Canadian service.&nbsp;

 


“We believe drone technology has the potential to offer the cargo community cost-effective solutions to complex issues related to supply-chain distribution in non-traditional markets, including remote communities in Canada. It is another way Air Canada Cargo is innovating and engaging with new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and digital technologies, which are transforming the cargo landscape,” said&nbsp;Tim Strauss, v-p of cargo at Air Canada.&nbsp;

 


Toronto-based DDC focuses on the design, development, and implementation of a proprietary logistics software platform using drones. The company’s platform will be used as software as a service for government and corporate organizations.

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

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