TORONTO, June 2, 2022
/CNW/ - Further to its press release dated July 8th, 2021, Drone Delivery Canada
Corp. (TSXV: FLT) (OTCQX: TAKOF) (Frankfurt: A2AMGZ or ABB.F)
(the "Company" or "DDC") is pleased to announce that effective
May 26, 2022, its Edmonton International Airport ("EIA")
initiative is commercially operational. This revenue generating
project will be operational for a 12-month term.
The project will enable defined-route deliveries from EIA to
off-airport property utilizing DDC's Sparrow drone, its
DroneSpot® takeoff and landing zones and the
Company's proprietary FLYTE software. The solution will be used to
transport a wide variety of cargo for the benefit of Ziing Final
Mile and Apple Express, located in the industrial park in Leduc
County, Alberta.
DDC has received an upfront fee for the drone route deployed and
will receive a monthly fee for professional managed services,
pursuant to the terms of the agreements. In addition to other
commercial customer projects, this is DDC's first international
airport drone solution, through the assistance of its sales agent
Air Canada (TSX: AC), and the first of its kind in the country.
All operations will be conducted in accordance with appropriate
Canadian regulations. Flights will be remotely monitored by DDC
from its Operations Control Centre located in Vaughan, Ontario.
"We are pleased to move to commercial operations at this project
location. We look forward to working with all parties to utilize
our patented drone solution to deliver high value goods within a
regulated airspace," said Steve
Magirias, CEO of Drone Delivery Canada. "This use case was
the first-place winner of the AUVSI XCELLENCE Innovation award and
further positions DDC as the clear leader in Canada for drone delivery solutions."
"Edmonton International Airport
is a leader in drone operations at airports and we're proud to be
the first airport in Canada to
have commercial drone delivery services in full operation. Our
partnership with DDC is helping create a flight path forward for
this growing industry and we know there is tremendous potential
still ahead. Congratulations to DDC, Apple Express, Ziing Final
Mile and Leduc County for the vision to make this possible," said
Myron Keehn, Vice President, Air
Service, Business Development, ESG and Government Relations,
Edmonton International Airport.
"We're thrilled to work alongside forward-thinking partners like
Drone Delivery Canada and Edmonton
International Airport," said Chris
Higham, President & CEO of Ziing. "With us now moving to
full drone commercial operations at EIA we'll begin to see how
drone technology can supplement and enhance deliveries within the
last mile space."
"We're very pleased to be working with our partners in
Edmonton as we continue to seek
new and innovative ways to service our customer's ever-expanding
needs. Advanced last-mile delivery systems are paramount in meeting
consumer expectations now and into the future. Our association with
Drone Delivery Canada as an early adopter in drone technology
serves to accomplish these crucial objectives" says Nasser Syed,
CEO of same-day final mile service provider Apple Express.
About Edmonton International Airport
Edmonton International Airport
is a self-funded, not-for-profit corporation whose mandate is to
drive economic prosperity for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.
Edmonton Airports managed Edmonton
International Airport (EIA) and owns and operates Villeneuve
Airport (VA). EIA is Canada's
fifth-busiest airport by passenger traffic and the largest major
Canadian airport by land area. EIA offers non-stop connections to
destinations across Canada, the
U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. EIA is a major economic driver and has
attracted over $1.3 billion in
investment to our property over the last few years. EIA's Airport
City Sustainability Campus is a living lab for accelerating the
development, testing, implementation, and commercialization of
technology. EIA's Airport City Sustainability Campus propels new
jobs, tourism, and economic diversification – and creates a
destination in and around EIA, featuring entertainment, e-commerce,
retail, hospitality, cargo/logistics, biopharma, light
manufacturing and many other industries. For more
information, please visit: www.flyeia.com
About Apple Express Courier
Ltd.
In 1985 Apple Express was established as a Toronto-based, local-delivery business. Strong
leadership and a strategic vision enabled the company to achieve
steady growth. With a view to the future, the company invested in
emerging technology and infrastructure to service the world's
largest brands. Today, Apple Express provides its customers with
strategic transportation and logistics services through the
utilization of its people's skills, processes, and technology. Its
strategic goal is to take on and aggregate, more and more of its
customers' non-strategic processes, particularly as they relate to
the "last mile" of their initial and ongoing relationship with
their customers. Apple Express delivers highly customized,
outsourced, SLA satisfaction and last-mile supply chain solutions
for large healthcare, IT, and retail businesses. In 2016,
Apple Express was acquired by a wholly owned subsidiary of bpost
SA-NV, the Belgian-based international parcel and mail delivery
service. For more information, please visit:
www.appleexpress.com
About Ziing Final Mile
Inc.
Ziing Final Mile Inc. (Ziing) is a wholly owned Canadian company
serving clients coast to coast. The Company is an asset light, same
day and next day, final mile service provider focused on dedicated
and distribution services in a wide range of industries.
Ziing has expertise in routing, handling, and timely delivery that
meets expectations for its clients and their customers by utilizing
integrated, automated, and data-driven solutions. For more
information, please visit: www.ziingfinalmile.ca
About Drone Delivery Canada
Corp.
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is an ISO 9001 certified,
award-winning drone technology company focused on the design,
development, and implementation of its proprietary logistics
software platform, using drones. The Company's platform is used as
a Software as a Service (SaaS) model for government and corporate
organizations globally.
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is a publicly listed company trading
on the TSX.V Exchange under the symbol FLT, on the U.S. OTC QX
market under the symbol TAKOF and on the Frankfurt exchange in Germany under the symbol A2AMGZ or ABB.F .
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SOURCE Drone Delivery Canada Corp.