Dronamics , the world ’s first cargo pilotless aircraft airline with a license to run in Europe , and Qatar Airways Cargo , the globe ’s largest international cargo carrier , announced in an interline agreement . The partnership tick the first interline understanding between an outside air hose and a loading drone airline .
The interline agreement allows the extension of the legal transfer networks of both partners , significantly increasing their range as well as providing access to domain antecedently heavy to reach by traditional air freight . Through the agreement , Dronamics can offer cargo services from any of its droneports , ab initio in Greece , to the wider Qatar Airways Cargo internet - include destinations such as Singapore , China , including Hong Kong , and the United States ( JFK ) . Qatar Airways Cargo is able to access remote localization that Dronamics serves , such as the Greek islands , on the Dronamics cargo drone connection .
Through this net expanding upon , Dronamics customers can make a single booking to enthral goods from a Dronamics droneport to any terminus that the interline joint web cover and vice versa . The voltage for the stream of goods , from pharma to food , from e - commerce , mail , and parcels to spare role , is important , enabling rapid and reliable despatch to and from emplacement not sufficiently cover by air freight .
" We ’re very delirious to have the world ’s largest air cargo carrier as our collaborator for the first - of - its - kind interline concord with our category - limit shipment drone airway . While presently less than 1 % of global trade moves by line , the immense spherical orbit of Qatar Airways Cargo and their world - head capacitance and service give us the perfect platform to massively boom air cargo handiness to numberless more biotic community worldwide , enable same - Clarence Shepard Day Jr. manner of speaking for everyone , everywhere , " said Svilen Rangelov , Co - Founder and CEO of Dronamics .
" As a part of our VISION 2027 5 - year strategy , we are committed to remaining at the forefront of our manufacture by embrace new disruptive technology . It is also within our DNA to patronage young , ambitious companies like Dronamics , and we are expect forwards to seeing what the future tense holds for this exciting business . It is a important milestone in the advancement of autonomous cargo drone conveyance , and we are gallant to be the first external airway to offer this service . " order Elisabeth Oudkerk , SVP of Cargo Sales & connection Planning at Qatar Airways Cargo .
Dronamics is expected to start commercial trading operations in Greece too soon next twelvemonth , focusing on establishing a same - day serving connecting Athens , the capital city , with the industrial north expanse of the country , as well as the islands in the south .
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