Drone Delivery Canada Completes BVLOS Tests Flights in Alma, Quebec | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-05.19.25

Airborne-NextGen-05.20.25

AirborneUnlimited-05.21.25

Airborne-AffordableFlyers-05.22.25

AirborneUnlimited-05.23.25

Wed, Sep 05, 2018

Drone Delivery Canada Completes BVLOS Tests Flights in Alma, Quebec

First Phase Of The DDC's Remote Communities Project

Drone Delivery Canada recently completed its Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) trials in Alma, Quebec.

“We are developing a very valuable piece of technology that will enable a drone to safely integrate into Canadian skies for parcel delivery. With our systems approaching completion, we are looking forward to the commercialization stage of our technology that we believe has the potential to change logistics in Canada as we know it today,” commented Tony Di Benedetto, CEO.

The test flights in Alma, Quebec were the first phase of DDC’s Remote Communities Project. Testing conducted in Alma began on August 13th and ran until August 17th and met the aim of stress testing DDC’s proprietary FLYTE management system, the Sparrow cargo delivery drone, our crews and our procedures. Flights were conducted under both day and night conditions. Both Transport Canada and the National Research Council attended the BVLOS flights.

“I would like to congratulate our entire team at DDC for achieving another significant milestone.”, commented Paul Di Benedetto, CTO. “Many thanks to Transport Canada and the National Research Council for attending these trials and supporting our initiatives. Alma was yet another key step in advancing the capabilities of our systems. With the Alma trials completed, we look next to our participation in the Transport Canada BVLOS Pilot Project, in Moosonee and Moose Factory, as we continue to move towards commercialization in Canada, and abroad.”

With Alma now completed, DDC looks to assemble its team and technology in the communities of Moosonee and Moose Factory in September 2018 to commence additional BVLOS test operations.

(Image from Drone Delivery Canada YouTube video)

FMI: www.dronedeliverycanada.com

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.29.25): Terminal Radar Service Area

Terminal Radar Service Area Airspace surrounding designated airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring, sequencing, and separation on a full-time basis for all IFR and participa>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.30.25): Very High Frequency (VHF)

Very High Frequency (VHF) The frequency band between 30 and 300 MHz. Portions of this band, 108 to 118 MHz, are used for certain NAVAIDs; 118 to 136 MHz are used for civil air/grou>[...]

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.30.25)

“From approximately November 2021 through January 2022, Britton-Harr, acting on behalf of AeroVanti, entered into lease-purchase agreements for five Piaggio-manufactured airc>[...]

Airborne 05.23.25: Global 8000, Qatar B747 Accepted, Aviation Merit Badge

Also: Virtual FLRAA Prototype, IFR-Capable Autonomous A/C, NS-32 Crew, Golden Dome Missile Defense Bombardier announced that the first production Global 8000 successfully completed>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.30.25)

Aero Linx: The 1-26 Association (Schweizer) The Association’s goal is to foster the helpfulness, the camaraderie, and the opportunity for head-to-head competition that is fou>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC