Revolutionizing Global Cargo Logistics: Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo Forge Groundbreaking Interline Agreement for Seamless and Efficient Transport Networks
Dronamics, the cargo drone airline with operational licensing in Europe, has entered into an interline agreement with Qatar Airways Cargo, the outstanding international cargo carrier. This collaboration marks the inaugural interline agreement between a global airline and a cargo drone carrier.
The interline arrangement facilitates an extension of the delivery networks for each entities, thereby significantly broadening their operational footprint. It also allows access to areas that were traditionally difficult to succeed in using conventional air freight methods. Under the terms of the agreement, Dronamics can provide cargo services from any of its droneports, initially in Greece, to the broader Qatar Airways Cargo network. This network includes destinations corresponding to Singapore, China (including Hong Kong), and the USA (JFK). Concurrently, Qatar Airways Cargo gains access to distant locations served by Dronamics, corresponding to the Greek islands, through the cargo drone network.
This expansion empowers Dronamics customers to make single bookings for transporting goods from a Dronamics droneport to any destination throughout the joint network, and vice versa. The potential for streamlined transport of varied goods, starting from pharmaceuticals to food, e-commerce shipments, mail, parcels, and spare parts, is considerable. This facilitates rapid and reliable shipments to and from locations that were previously underserved by air freight.
Svilen Rangelov, Co-Founder and CEO of Dronamics, expressed enthusiasm concerning the collaboration, stating, “We’re very excited to have the world’s largest air cargo carrier as our partner for the first-of-its-kind interline agreement with our category-defining cargo drone airline. While currently lower than 1% of world trade moves by air, the vast global reach of Qatar Airways Cargo and their world-leading capability and repair give us the proper platform to massively expand air cargo accessibility to countless more communities worldwide, enabling same-day delivery for everybody, all over the place.”
Elisabeth Oudkerk, SVP Cargo Sales & Network Planning at Qatar Airways Cargo, noted, “As an element of our VISION 2027 5-year strategy, we’re committed to remaining on the forefront of our industry by embracing recent disruptive technology. It’s also inside our DNA to support young ambitious corporations like Dronamics, and we’re looking forward to seeing what the longer term holds for this exciting business. It’s a major milestone within the advancement of autonomous cargo drone transportation, and we’re proud to be the primary international airline to supply this service.”
Dronamics is poised to begin business operations in Greece early next yr, specializing in establishing a same-day service connecting Athens with the economic north area of the country, in addition to the southern islands.
Earlier this yr, Dronamics achieved the excellence of becoming the primary cargo drone airline to acquire IATA & ICAO designator codes, placing it on par with other international airlines. This recognition enables seamless bookings with its airline partners through the issuance of air waybills. The interline agreement represents an important next step in Dronamics’ plan to determine a cargo drone airline network with global reach.
Dronamics focuses on the event and operation of enormous, long-range drones tailored for cargo transport. Its flagship Black Swan aircraft can carry as much as 350 kg (770 lb) over a distance of as much as 2,500 km (1,550 mi), offering estimated benefits of as much as 80% faster, 50% cheaper, and as much as 60% lower emissions in comparison with alternative transport modes, including airfreight. The corporate’s technology facilitates same-day shipping over long distances for various industries, from pharmaceuticals to food, e-commerce, mail, parcels, to spare parts. Dronamics is co-funded by the European Union under the European Innovation Council, Europe’s flagship innovation program.
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