China 's largest mail company is set to deliver more than 1,000 packages a day ... by drone . S.F . Express has revealed it already has a fleet of aircraft flying 500 parcels a day to remote areas , and it is now looking to double the capacity . The all-weather drones deliver parcels between couriers before automatically return to base , according to People 's Daily Online . Scroll down for video . All-weather aircaft : The drones deliver parcels between couriers before automatically returning to base . Efficient : The drones can fly for up to 16 minutes carrying a parcel weighing 1kg and will cut delivery times . Simple : Goods are loaded onto the drone by a courier , the delivery address is scanned and the aircraft then flies to the destination . The mail company , together with the firm XAircraft , began experimenting with drone deliveries in Dongguan , southern China in 2013 . Peng Bing , the founder of XAircraft , said : 'At present there are 500 drones carrying out courier work in Shenzhen and Huizhou . 'The entire drone operation will reach several thousand units very soon . ' Goods are loaded onto the drone by a courier , the delivery address is scanned and the aircraft then flies to the destination . The courier at the location prepares a good landing area and when the drone arrives , the parcel is scanned once again and the aircraft returns to its base automatically . S.F . Express is currently delivering parcels with drones in southern and eastern China , including areas like Huizhou , Zhongshan , Hangzhou and Jiaxing where demands for same-day couriers are high . The Shenzhen-based company is hoping to expand the service to remote villages , farms and mountain ranges . S.F . Express has been experimenting for the past two years and the third generation drones will operate in seven areas of China in 2015 . The use of the drones will result in quicker delivery times and will expand the reach of logistical companies . Flying high : S.F . Express has revealed it already has a fleet of aircraft flying 500 parcels a day to remote areas . There is very little human interaction with the drones and the work is carried out in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority . The use of the drones will result in quicker delivery times and will expand the reach of logistical companies . S.F . Express has been experimenting for the past two years and the third generation drones will operate in seven areas of China in 2015 . The aircraft can fly for up to 16 minutes carrying a parcel weighing 1kg .
S.F . Express has a fleet of aircraft flying 1kg a day to remote areas . Firm looking to double number of drones delivering items between couriers . Goods loaded on drone , address is scanned and aircraft flies to destination . Courier scans parcel on arrival and aircraft returns to base automatically .