Wingcopter on Wednesday announced that Zeitfracht Group, a German logistics and aviation company, and its affiliate German Airways will be among the first firms in the world to commercially use drones in logistics.
The firms have committed to purchase 17 Wingcopter 198 delivery drones and gain options to order an additional 115 drones in two tranches by the end of 2023 in a joint agreement of intent with the German manufacturer Wingcopter. The planes will start flying in the second half of 2024, starting off the coast, delivering replacement components to wind farms and will take off from Rostock Airport.
Wolfram Simon-Schröter, CEO of Zeitfracht, said, “At the Zeitfracht Group, we are very creative and always interested in using new technologies in a market-leading way. We believe the time is now ripe for the commercial use of drones, for example for the delivery of spare parts to offshore wind farms. With German Airways, our Rostock Airport and the experience of our shipping company OPUS in delivery operations on the high seas, together with Wingcopter we have the ideal prerequisites to drive this technology a huge step forward.”
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