Amazon Starts UK Drone Deliveries in Darlington Trial
The retailer said the service can make up to 100 deliveries a day and is its first drone rollout outside the United States.
- Amazon became the first UK retailer to launch a limited Prime Air drone delivery trial in Darlington, County Durham, with Civil Aviation Authority approval for operations until the end of the year.
- Drones deliver items weighing less than 5lb within a 7.5-mile radius of Amazon's Darlington fulfilment centre, with a maximum ten flights an hour to test operations across residential areas, major roads, and nearby airports.
- Early test runs on resident Rob Shield's farm generated significant public interest, with Shield noting, "Initially it was a novelty, so we were ordering everything under the sun," as parcels dropped from 12ft.
- David Carbon, vice president of Amazon Prime Air, insists the service is commercially viable, citing UK deliveries taking two hours compared to the US average of 36 minutes.
- Amazon reported 170,000 safe drone flights, though an MK30 drone struck an apartment building in a Dallas suburb in February, creating scrutiny around safety as the trial expands.
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