TORONTO, May 7, 2018 /CNW/ - Drone Delivery Canada
(DDC or the Company) (TSX.V:FLT – OTCQB: TAKOF), is pleased to
announce the appointment of James (Jim)
Williams to the newly created position of Director of
Regulatory Affairs, USA, as the
Company grows its management team advancing its Drone Delivery
technology into the United States of
America.
"As we move ahead to solidify the roll out in international
markets, Jim's industry knowledge and experience in the United States of America will assist DDC
greatly. We are very pleased to have Jim join the team and look
forward to his contribution with our American expansion," commented
Tony Di Benedetto, CEO of Drone
Delivery Canada.
Presently, DDC's Sparrow Drone, its proprietary software FLYTE,
and the Company are deemed compliant by the Canadian regulator,
Transport Canada, within Canadian airspace.
DDC, through its newly-formed American subsidiary, Drone
Delivery USA, looks to export its
technology to the USA to enable
its larger American clients to harness and deploy DDC's Drone
technology in American airspace.
As Director of Regulatory Affairs, USA, Jim will oversee our regulatory
compliance and coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration
at Drone Delivery USA, to expedite
the export of our Drone delivery technology.
The Company is also pleased to report that much progress is
being made with both our Raven and Condor drones, which are
expected to complement our Sparrow drone with greater payloads and
distance capabilities. The Raven is expected to have a payload
capacity of 20 lbs. and a distance of over 20km and the Condor will
have a payload capacity of 400 lbs and a distance of over 100km.
These new aircraft will substantially enhance our service offering
to customers and are seen as potential game-changers for the
deployment of highly automated drones in a variety of industries
and geographies. We will report further detailed technical progress
on these initiatives later in Q3, 2018.
Biography for Jim Williams:
Jim has over 30 years of experience in the Aerospace sector and
recently served as Manager of the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(UAS) Integration Office at the Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). During his 15 years as
an executive at the FAA, Jim held several important positions
including Director of Systems Engineering, leader of the Integrated
Product Team for ATC Communications, and finally, executive lead
for all FAA UAS integration activities. During his tenure, the FAA
approved the first commercial drone operations in the USA and published the regulatory structure
that enabled routine commercial drone operations in the
USA. Prior to joining the FAA, Jim
was a flight test engineer and a production liaison engineer for
the Lockheed Georgia Company's C5, C-141 and C-130 programs. He
also worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) in Mission Control during the initial flights of the US
Space Shuttle.
"Since I left the FAA, my vision has been to do everything I can
to help enable routine unmanned aircraft operations in the US.
Joining the Drone Delivery Canada team is an amazing opportunity
for me to realize the vision of making drone delivery in the US a
reality.", commented Jim Williams,
Director – Regulatory Affairs USA.
For more information, please visit
www.dronedeliverycanada.com
About Drone Delivery Canada
Drone Delivery Canada is a drone technology company focused on
the design, development and implementation of its proprietary
logistics software platform, using drones. The Company's platform
will be used as Software as a Service (SaaS) for government and
corporate organizations and looks to derive revenue from
Integration fees, Set Up fees and Drone Delivery Flights based upon
a take or pay model nationwide.
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is a publicly listed company trading
on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol FLT, and on
the U.S. OTC Q B market under the symbol TAKOF.
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