FedEx makes first home delivery with drone in Va.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:55 PM CDT
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WMC) - FedEx Express completed the first commercial residential drone delivery in the United States.
Along with Wing Aviation, the delivery was made to a home in Christiansburg, Virginia.
Wing is the first company to get authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct these deliveries.
FedEx is also conducting drone operations at Memphis International Airport to generate data to help make policies for drones.
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