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Video game effort could help regulate future drone traffic

Phys.org - Thu 25 Apr 19

Drones ferrying medical supplies, packages and even pizza could one day be crisscrossing the skies above U.S. cities, and a team at the University of Utah is working with regulators to keep ...

Alphabet’s drone spinoff has been cleared to launch deliveries in the US

MIT Technology Review - Wed 24 Apr 19

Wing has become the first drone delivery company to be certified as an airline by US authorities, paving the way for it to start delivering packages to customers.

Google-linked firm wins US approval for drone deliveries

TechXplore - Wed 24 Apr 19

Wing Aviation, a firm owned by Google parent Alphabet, on Tuesday became the first drone operator to be certified as an airline by US authorities, allowing it to begin commercial deliveries ...

Drone company Wing gets ‘air carrier’ approval from FAA, allowing deliveries that will launch in Virginia

The Washington Post - Tue 23 Apr 19

A delivery venture that is part of Alphabet will launch a commercial service in Blacksburg, Va., within months and plans to go nationwide later.

With FAA's blessing, that drone over your house may be Google's Wing, not Amazon's

USA today - Sat 27 Apr 19

FAA made Google offshoot Wing the first 'air carrier' to receive drone approval, clearing the way for service        

FAA Greenlights Google Wing Drone Deliveries in US

Geek.com - Wed 24 Apr 19

Two weeks after Project Wing earned approval to make drone deliveries in Canberra, Australia, the Google offshoot got the greenlight to launch a similar service in the US. On Tuesday, Wing became ...

FAA paves way for Alphabet unit to make first U.S. drone deliveries

Reuters Technology - Tue 23 Apr 19

Alphabet Inc's Wing Aviation unit on Tuesday got the okay to start delivering goods by drone in Virginia later this year, making the sister unit of search engine Google the first company to ...

Wing gets FAA approval in step toward drone delivery

CNN - Tue 23 Apr 19

A subsidiary of Google's parent company has become the first drone-delivery company to receive a critical Federal Aviation Administration certification.

Alphabet's drone delivery business, Wing, gets approval to deliver goods to customers in the US

Techspot - Tue 23 Apr 19

Alphabet subsidiary Wing has become the first drone operator to receive Air Carrier Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration, giving the company the green light to begin delivering ...

Alphabet’s Wing gets FAA permission to start delivering by drone

TechCrunch - Tue 23 Apr 19

Wing Aviation, the drone-based delivery startup born out of Google's X labs, has received the first FAA certification in the country for commercial carriage of goods. It might not be long before ...

Google Wing drones approved for US home deliveries

BBC Technology - Tue 23 Apr 19

Drone home delivery company Wing will start deliveries in rural Virginia "within months".

FAA Clears Alphabet's Wing for Home Drone Deliveries in Virginia

Gizmodo - Tue 23 Apr 19

Alphabet’s Project Wing has gained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct commercial drone flights in Virginia. Read more...

Google's Wing gets the green light from the FAA to begin drone deliveries in the US

Daily Mail - Tue 23 Apr 19

Google will pave the way for commercial drone deliveries in the U.S. after getting the green light from the FAA. The precedent is a major step in the U.S. where regulators have been slow to ...

Google spinoff Wing lands FAA clearance for drone deliveries - CNET

CNET - Tue 23 Apr 19

Wing aims to launch a delivery trial in Virginia later this year.

Wing receives the first FAA certification for drone deliveries

Engadget - Tue 23 Apr 19

Today, Alphabet's Wing division became the first drone delivery company to receive its Air Carrier Certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification ...

Alphabet’s Wing drones get FAA approval to make deliveries in the US

The Verge - Tue 23 Apr 19

Wing, the Alphabet-owned startup, has become the first drone delivery company to gain the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval to make commercial deliveries in the US. Bloomberg ...

Google spinoff Wing earns first FAA approval for drone delivery

Fastcompany Tech - Tue 23 Apr 19

Look! Up in the sky! It’s Wing! An offshoot of Alphabet Inc, aka Google’s parent company, is officially the first drone operator to receive FAA approval to start flying as an airline. ...