Amazon Prime Air
Conceptual drone-based delivery system currently in development
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| 2025 | Amazon projected reducing single drone delivery costs from $484 to $63, representing a significant anticipated reduction in operational expenses for their drone delivery service. |
| 2024 | Amazon Prime Air plans to expand its drone delivery service into the United Kingdom and Italy, broadening its international operational footprint. |
| November 2024 | Amazon launched drone delivery operations in the West Valley Phoenix Metro Area, enabling eligible customers to receive over 50,000 products through Prime Air drone delivery service. |
| October 2023 | Amazon announced plans to launch drone deliveries in the United Kingdom and Italy in 2024, with initial operations starting in one site and planned expansion over time. |
| 2022 | Amazon Prime Air officially launched its drone delivery service, beginning operations in two cities in the United States and introducing autonomous package delivery via drones. |
| December 23 2022 | Amazon announced that its Prime Air facilities in College Station, Texas, and Lockeford, California were ready to begin drone delivery services. |
| July 2022 | College Station City Council approved a zoning change to allow Amazon to establish its Prime Air delivery facility in the city. |
| June 13 2022 | Amazon announced plans to deliver products using Prime Air drones to customers in Lockeford, California, pending FAA and local official approvals. |
| 2020 | Amazon, alongside Zipline, Wingcopter, and 7 other companies, was selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to participate in a type certification program for delivery drones, marking a significant milestone in drone delivery technology development. |
| August 2020 | Amazon received an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate and began drone delivery trials in rural areas of Oregon and California, offering deliveries for about 30 different products. |
| June 2019 | FAA granted Amazon Prime Air a Special Airworthiness Certificate for training and research of its MK27 drone. |
| December 7 2016 | Amazon successfully completed its first Prime Air drone delivery in Cambridge, England, delivering a parcel from a local fulfillment center. |
| August 2016 | United States Congress legalized commercial use of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) technology. |
| April 2015 | FAA allowed Amazon to begin testing current drone models, with Amazon also conducting testing at a Canadian site near the United States border. |
| March 2015 | FAA granted Amazon permission to begin U.S. testing of a prototype drone under a waiver to existing regulations, though Amazon reported the vehicle was obsolete. |
| 2013 | Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos publicly revealed Amazon Prime Air's initial plans during a 60 Minutes interview, introducing the concept of drone delivery services. |
| 2012 | Congress issued FAA a deadline of September 30, 2015 to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system through the FAA Modernization and Reform Act. |
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