TORONTO, July 8, 2021 /CNW/ - Drone Delivery Canada Corp.
(TSXV: FLT) (OTCQX: TAKOF) (Frankfurt: A2AMGZ or ABB.F) (the
"Company" or "DDC") is pleased to announce that, with
the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada (TSX: AC), it
has entered into multiple commercial agreements executed by the
Company on July 8th, 2021
(the "Agreements") with each of Edmonton International Airport ("EIA"), Apple
Express Courier Ltd and Ziing Final Mile Inc ("the
Customers") to deploy DDC's patented drone delivery solution
at Edmonton International
Airport.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreements, DDC will enable
defined-route delivery from EIA to deliveries off airport property
utilizing the Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot® takeoff and landing
zones as well as additional drone flight infrastructure as
required. The Customers will use DDC's Sparrow delivery drone
solution to transport a wide variety of cargo.
All operations will be conducted in accordance with appropriate
Canadian regulations. Flights will be remotely monitored by DDC
from its Operations Control Centre located in Vaughan, Ontario.
DDC will commence deployment of site infrastructure shortly and
expects to begin providing drone delivery services under the
commercial Agreements in Q3 of 2021. The Agreements provide for the
payment from Customers of up-front fees and monthly fees for
professional managed services for the project term of 12 months.
This deployment will be the first use of an automatic delivery
drone solution to provide B2B cargo delivery at Edmonton International Airport. It will
be the Company's first commercial contracts in Alberta and with courier companies.
The Customers envision expanding to further routes and utilizing
the full fleet of DDC drones in the future, including the Robin XL
and Condor.
"We are pleased that our partners have chosen Drone Delivery
Canada as part of their mission to invest in new technology to
advance the supply chain industry. To our knowledge, this is the
first drone delivery project at a large-scale international airport
anywhere in Canada. As an
award-winning global leader, we are pleased to continue to advance
our business, the industry overall and for our continued commercial
success," said Michael Zahra,
President & CEO of DDC.
"Edmonton International Airport
knows that innovation is the key to future successes, and we can
see that future in the sky ahead with Drone Delivery Canada and Air
Canada Cargo. We look forward to working together with the
regulatory agencies and our municipal partner Leduc County towards
the safe operationalization of this project." - Myron Keehn, Vice-President Air Service and
Business Development, Edmonton
International Airport.
"While the pandemic created an unprecedented spike in volume, we
expect demand to continue, making advanced last-mile delivery
systems paramount to meeting consumer expectations into the future.
It's energizing to be at the forefront of ecommerce, partnering
with Drone Delivery Canada as an early adopter in drone technology.
The knowledge and experience gained though this innovative program
will benefit our customers in the new normal as restrictions begin
to ease", says Nasser Syed, CEO of same-day final mile service
provider Apple Express.
"We're excited to work with Drone Delivery Canada and unlock
access for our clients to new and innovative technologies," says
Chris Higham, President and CEO of
Ziing Final Mile Inc. "Our core competencies are centered around
operational and environmental efficiencies, so this is a natural
step in supporting our long-term vision."
This announcement comes shortly after the Company recently
announced on May 20th,
2021 being successfully selected by UBC for a First Nations project
in British Columbia. UBC and DDC are working towards
finalizing their commercial agreement shortly, for project
implementation expected to commence in Q3 2021. The agreement is
also expected to provide for the payment of an up-front fee and
monthly fees for professional managed services for the expected
project term of 12 months.
About Edmonton International
Airport
Edmonton
International Airport is a self-funded, not-for-profit corporation
whose mandate is to drive economic prosperity for the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region. Edmonton Airports managed Edmonton International Airport (EIA), and owns
and operates Villeneuve Airport (VA). EIA is Canada's fifth-busiest airport by passenger
traffic and the largest major Canadian airport by land area. EIA
offers non-stop connections to destinations across Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. EIA is a major economic driver and has
attracted over $1.3 billion in
investment to our property over the last few years. EIA's Airport
City Sustainability Campus is a living lab for accelerating the
development, testing, implementation, and commercialization of
technology. EIA's Airport City Sustainability Campus propels new
jobs, tourism, and economic diversification – and creates a
destination in and around EIA, featuring entertainment, e-commerce,
retail, hospitality, cargo/logistics, biopharma, light
manufacturing and many other industries. For more
information, please visit: www.flyeia.com
About Apple Express Courier Ltd.
In 1985 Apple
Express was established as a Toronto-based, local-delivery business. Strong
leadership and a strategic vision enabled the company to achieve
steady growth. With a view to the future, the company invested in
emerging technology and infrastructure to service the world's
largest brands. Today, Apple Express provides its customers with
strategic transportation and logistics services through the
utilization of its people's skills, processes, and technology. Its
strategic goal is to take on and aggregate, more and more of its
customers' non-strategic processes, particularly as they relate to
the "last mile" of their initial and ongoing relationship with
their customers. Apple Express delivers highly customized,
outsourced, SLA satisfaction and last-mile supply chain solutions
for large healthcare, IT, and retail businesses. In 2016,
Apple Express was acquired by a wholly owned subsidiary of bpost
SA-NV, the Belgian-based international parcel and mail delivery
service. For more information, please visit:
www.appleexpress.com
About Ziing Final Mile Inc.
Ziing Final Mile Inc.
(Ziing) is a wholly owned Canadian company serving clients coast to
coast. The Company is an asset light, same day and next day, final
mile service provider focused on dedicated and distribution
services in a wide range of industries. Ziing has expertise
in routing, handling, and timely delivery that meets expectations
for its clients and their customers by utilizing integrated,
automated, and data-driven solutions. For more information,
please visit: www.ziingfinalmile.ca
About Drone Delivery Canada Corp.
Drone Delivery
Canada Corp. is an ISO 9001 certified, award-winning drone
technology company focused on the design, development, and
implementation of its proprietary logistics software platform,
using drones. The Company's platform is used in a Software as a
Service (SaaS) model for government and corporate organizations
globally.
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is a publicly listed company trading
on the TSX.V Exchange under the symbol FLT, on the U.S. OTC QX
market under the symbol TAKOF and on the Frankfurt exchange in Germany under the symbol A2AMGZ or ABB.F .
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