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Dronamics Plans To Manufacture and Fly Cargo Drones in the UAE
Aramex and Emirates Post Group plan to use Dronamics's Black Swan cargo drone for same-day express deliveries, and Qatar Airways also intends to incorporate the vehicle into its cargo network.
Aramex Chief Operating Officer Alaa Saoudi (left) and Dronamics co-founder and CEO Svilen Rangelov shake hands in front of a Dronamics Black Swan cargo drone after signing a letter of intent at the Dubai Airshow in November 2023
Aramex Chief Operating Officer Alaa Saoudi (left) and Dronamics co-founder and CEO Svilen Rangelov shake hands in front of a Dronamics Black Swan cargo drone after signing a letter of intent at the Dubai Airshow in November 2023. (Photo: Dronamics)

Dronamics, a European drone developer that recently became the world’s first cargo drone airline, has its eyes on the United Arab Emirates as the company prepares to mass-produce its remotely piloted Black Swan cargo freighter and expand operations into international markets.  The company's ambitions in the Gulf Gulf region were amplified by an announcement this week of an interline agreement with Qatar Airways, which the parties claim is the world's first such agreement between an international airline and a drone operator.

In a letter of intent (LOI) signed at the Dubai Airshow on November 15, Emirati logistics company Aramex signaled its intent to use Dronamics’s cargo drones for same-day middle-mile and long-range deliveries around the world. The two companies agreed to explore joint deployment opportunities for the remotely piloted aircraft, initially targeting markets in the UAE before broadening their scope to international markets such as South Africa and Australia, according to Dronamics. 

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