Skye Air Mobility, a Drone Delivery logistics firm with headquarters at New Delhi is changing the face of businesses as it continues to achieve its key milestones cutting across diverse sectors such as healthcare, diagnostics, ecommerce and agri-commodity.
The tech start-up which recently completed its 1000 deliveries via its flagship Skye Ship One, last Friday has achieved several key milestones. Skye Air marks a milestone of 1000 flights in 6months; making India the 12th nation in the world to lead the drone delivery space. This is a step forward for the entire industry towards making India a Global Drone Hub by 2030.
Some notable ones which have made a buzz have been its association with the Telangana Government’s ‘Medicine from the Sky project’. Skye Air under different consortiums– Flipkart Air consortium, Blue Dart Med Express Consortium & Dunzo Med-Air Consortium, enabled an all-round ecosystem for drone based logistic transportation. These flights were a part of the live demonstration trials conducted in real-time with vaccines, covid diagnostic samples and medicines in Vikarabad (Telangana).
Further adding a feather in the cap, Skye Air has been the first drone delivery company from India which has showcased Indigenised drones at the Dubai Air Show marking a defined space for India in the drone logistics ecosystem globally.
Skye Air Mobility also transported 100 kgs of Lakadong turmeric in hard to reach area in remote parts of Meghalaya. Skye Air demonstrated multiple autonomous BVLoS flight lifting a combined payload of 100 kgs of dry turmeric. The flights took place with Skye Air’s flagship product “Skye Ship One” and “Atlantis”.
Skye Air has successfully showcased its capability and products at the Drone Mela, Dharamshala which has organised by Himachal Govt. It demonstrated autonomous BVLOS flight from SAI Sports Ground to Medical College Hospital (Tanda) covering a distance of nearly 12 km (aerial) in Himachal Pradesh. The flights were geared with vaccines and medicines by its customized small category drone named Skye Ship One. The aim was to showcase the efficiency of drones, how life-saving medical items such as blood, vaccines and medicines can be delivered faster as compared to roads.
Furthermore, the drone delivery start-up has joined hands with the diagnostics chain, Redcliffe Labs to take healthcare & pathology services to remote areas of the country using drone technology. The start-up has penetrated different urban, semi-urban and remote corners of the country using drone delivery technology. The First set of BVLOS trials showcased faster supply chain for diagnostic sample delivery leading to quicker diagnostic results successfully kicked off in Noida, Greater Noida and Meerut.
Commenting on the milestone Mr. Ankit Kumar, CEO, Skye Air Mobility said, “The Drone Rules 2021 has given wings to the Drone Delivery space in India. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has been on the forefront with a mission to make India a global drone hub by 2030. We are very grateful to the authorities for providing the right push to this industry. Our clients such as Dunzo Digital, Flipkart, Blue Dart Express, Redcliffe Labs have entrusted us with a greater responsibility of transporting packages in a safe and secure environment. We thrive on the success and happy smiles of our clients and this day when we celebrate 1000+ delivery milestone, we dedicate this to our clients, regulators and our well-capable team who have made this possible. And this is just the beginning, because we are warming up for achieving greater success not just in India but also in other nations. Our goal remains to impact lives of many by providing faster, efficient and cost-effective deliveries.
We are also happy to announce that we are taking our association with Redcliffe Labs further, we are soon going to commence flights in hard to reach territories of Upper North.”
Further giving insights into Skye Air’s flagship products used for the successful deliveries Mr. Ankit Kumar said, “Skye Ship One has been the most reliable drone for delivery application in India as of now. Having completed over 1000 deliveries, the flagship is bound on its journey for completing upcoming missions. In addition, we are soon going to bring in Starliner and Artemis which shall add more value to the offerings that we currently have.”
With all its experience, Skye Air has operated all these delivery flights between hub and spoke ensuring faster, efficient and cost effective deliveries of different commodities. Thus enabling connected, automated and faster logistics for agriculture, healthcare and pathology sector deploying drones in states such as Telangana, Himachal, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and NE states.
Most of the 1000 autonomous BVLOS flights, equipped with different consignments such as turmeric supplies, grocery items, medicines, diagnostics samples have also been India’s first delivery via drones and has also set a major step forward in enabling drone deliveries to be the future for these sectors.
“We truly believe a major change can be brought by drone delivery inducing faster deliveries, cost effectiveness and making hard to reach areas by road or where is there no connectivity at all more accessible. Businesses across all verticals have started realising the upsides which are the cost efficiency, time saving and technological advancements that drones can weave into a business.” Further added Mr. Ankit Kumar
