Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that, with the\nassistance of its sales agent Air Canada, has entered into three commercial\nagreements on July 8th, with Edmonton International Airport (\u201cEIA\u201d), Apple\nExpress Courier Ltd. and Ziing Final Mile Inc., to deploy DDC\u2019s patented drone\ndelivery solution at Edmonton International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreements, DDC will enable\ndefined-route delivery from EIA to deliveries off airport property utilizing\nthe Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot\u00ae takeoff and landing zones as well as\nadditional drone flight infrastructure as required. The Customers will use DDC\u2019s Sparrow delivery\ndrone solution to transport a wide variety of cargo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All operations will be conducted in accordance with\nappropriate Canadian regulations. Flights will be remotely monitored by DDC\nfrom its Operations Control Centre located in Vaughan, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DDC will commence deployment of site infrastructure shortly\nand expects to begin providing drone delivery services under the commercial\nAgreements in Q3 of 2021. The Agreements provide for the payment from Customers\nof up-front fees and monthly fees for professional managed services for the\nproject term of 12 months. This deployment will be the first use of an\nautomatic delivery drone solution to provide B2B cargo delivery at Edmonton International\nAirport. It will be the Company\u2019s first\ncommercial contracts in Alberta and with courier companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are pleased that our partners have chosen Drone Delivery\nCanada as part of their mission to invest in new technology to advance the supply\nchain industry. To our knowledge, this is the first drone delivery project at a\nlarge-scale international airport anywhere in Canada. As an award-winning\nglobal leader, we are pleased to continue to advance our business, the industry\noverall and for our continued commercial success,\u201d said Michael Zahra,\nPresident & CEO of DDC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Edmonton International Airport knows that innovation\nis the key to future successes, and we can see that future in the sky ahead\nwith Drone Delivery Canada and Air Canada Cargo. We look forward to working together with the\nregulatory agencies and our municipal partner Leduc County towards the safe\noperationalization of this project.\u201d – Myron Keehn, Vice-President Air Service\nand Business Development, Edmonton International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile the pandemic created an unprecedented spike in\nvolume, we expect demand to continue, making advanced last-mile delivery\nsystems paramount to meeting consumer expectations into the future. It\u2019s\nenergizing to be at the forefront of ecommerce, partnering with Drone Delivery\nCanada as an early adopter in drone technology. The knowledge and experience\ngained though this innovative program will benefit our customers in the new\nnormal as restrictions begin to ease\u201d, says Nasser Syed, CEO of same-day final\nmile service provider Apple Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to work with Drone Delivery Canada and unlock\naccess for our clients to new and innovative technologies,\u201d says Chris Higham,\nPresident and CEO of Ziing Final Mile Inc. \u201cOur core competencies are centered\naround operational and environmental efficiencies, so this is a natural step in\nsupporting our long-term vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This announcement comes shortly after the Company recently\nannounced on May 20th, 2021 being successfully selected by UBC for a First\nNations project in British Columbia. UBC\nand DDC are working towards finalizing their commercial agreement shortly, for\nproject implementation expected to commence in Q3 2021. The agreement is also\nexpected to provide for the payment of an up-front fee and monthly installment\nfees for professional managed services for the expected project duration of 12\nmonths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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