FAA ( FAA ) has granted its first -ever approval for commercial drone flights, enabling blood samples to be ferried across a North Carolina hospital campus. The revenue flights project, a partnership between The US Federal Aviation Administration and Matternet , will shuttle between a WakeMed medical park and a main hospital building nine times daily . The initial half-kilometre route could also be expanded to take in longer journeys, according to Matternet CEO Mark Blanks . “They’re cool, headline-making tests. The North Carolina scheme is one of nine FAA projects exploring the integration of drones for various tasks.
FAA ( FAA ) has granted its first -ever approval for commercial drone flights, enabling blood samples to be ferried across a North Carolina hospital campus. The revenue flights project, a partnership between The US Federal Aviation Administration and Matternet , will shuttle between a WakeMed medical park and a main hospital building nine times daily . The initial half-kilometre route could also be expanded to take in longer journeys, according to Matternet CEO Mark Blanks . The North Carolina scheme is one of nine FAA projects exploring the integration of drones for various tasks.