Drone Delivery

NHS launches UKā€™s first COVID test drone delivery service in Scotland

London, United Kingdom (UK), Tuesday, 23rd February 2021Ā Argyll & Bute Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has begun carrying COVID test samples and other medical materials on drone delivery flights between medical facilities in the Argyll & Bute region. Following a proof-of-concept phase last year, the three-month initiative, which aims to help improve COVID-19 related…

Skyports partners with Australian drone-powered health logistics company, Swoop Aero

Drone delivery service provider, Skyports, partners with Australian drone-powered health logistics company, Swoop Aero, to provide UK-wide drone delivery service. In a UK-first, Skyports has chosen to leverage Swoop Aero’s comprehensive aviation platform and 3D-printed electric drones to deliver a wide range of services including delivering essential medical supplies for the National Health Service (NHS)…

Royal Mail and Skyports partner on drone delivery

– Royal Mail has partnered with DronePrep, Skyports and what3words to become the first nationwide UK parcel carrier to deliver a parcel for recipients via an unmanned aerial vehicle. – The first delivery took place to a remote lighthouse on the Isle of Mull. – Next year the consortium will undertake a consultation with islanders…

The importance of continuing to invest in drone technology

The push for BVLOS flights in unsegregated airspace continues at unrelenting pace. Crucial to unlocking low-level airspace for drones is the continual advancement in detect-and-avoid (DAA) and unmanned traffic management (UTM) technologies. Skyports flight operations lead, Alastair Skitmore, examines the importance of continuing to invest in drone technology, as the industry strives to enable drones…

Skyports extends its Series A Capital Raise to Ā£6m with investment from Irelandia Aviation

Skyports, the urban air mobility infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator, today announced an extension to its Series A funding to now total Ā£6 million ($8 million) with investment fromĀ Irelandia Aviation. Irelandia Aviation joins existing Series A investors Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Groupe ADP and Levitate Capital in the investment round. Skyports intends to use the funds to continue its…

Skyports raises Ā£5.35 million in Series A funding

London, United Kingdom, Thursday 5 December 2019: Skyports, the urban air mobility infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator, has raised Ā£5.35 million in Series A funding.Ā  Jointly led by Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures (DBDV) and Groupe ADP, the round also includes significant new investment from Levitate Capital following their seed investment in the company in…