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Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes described urban drone delivery as an innovative logistic solution that would improve efficiency and operational excellence as well as accelerate the pace of delivery in urban areas. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 Teleport, the logistics venture of AirAsia Digital, is exploring the use of automated drones to deliver goods from airasia’s e-commerce platforms, which is expected to create new job opportunities including for those who lost jobs in the aviation industry.
AirAsia Group Bhd said Teleport was teaming up with Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), the lead secretariat of the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox (NTIS), to launch the Urban Drone Delivery Sandbox.
Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd plans to launch an air taxi service and the country's first drone delivery service as the budget carrier seeks to diversify amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company's CEO said on Saturday.