Darlington begins drone delivery services for up to 8,000 homes

Amazon has expanded its drone delivery services to Darlington, providing Prime Air delivery on the back of its trial in the town launched earlier this year.

With confirmed approval from the Civil Aviation Authority, it now means 8,000 homes in the area will be able to receive Prime Air deliveries.

Amazon says this now makes Darlington home to the ‘most advanced drone delivery service in Europe’ – and the first Amazon ultra-fast drone delivery service anywhere outside the United States.

The Amazon service uses its MK30 drone to get packages, weighing up to five pounds, into customers’ hands quickly.

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