"Logistics drone" flies to Wakkanai Airport, the first scheduled flight in Japan Achieved "ANA-branded drone" at Wakkanai Airport What is the purpose?

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A state of the "logistics drone" demonstration experiment conducted at Wakkanai Airport (Image: ANA Holdings).

ANA Holdings, which is under the umbrella of ANA (All Nippon Airways), announced on Thursday, November 4, 2021 that it has completed Japan's first demonstration experiment at Wakkanai Airport. This is to fly and depart a "logistics drone (unmanned aerial vehicle)" at an airport where regular air flights operate. The "ANA-branded drone" that reigns in the north and details, etc. This demonstration experiment was realized with the cooperation of Hokkaido Airport, which manages Wakkanai Airport. We made departures and arrivals for logistics drones and flew inside and outside Wakkanai Airport premises. The purpose is "verification of the connection between drone logistics and air logistics". Through these connections, "Rapid and consistent transportation from rural areas to urban areas will be possible, and in the future, the construction of a new hub-and-spoke logistics network centered on airports and the promotion of industry in rural areas will be promoted. Expected "(ANA Holdings). According to Mitsutoshi Shinoda, Drone Project Director of ANA Holdings, "Drones have been difficult to enter the airport so far," he said. "This experiment is meaningful because it has opened a" breakthrough. " I want to take the first step to make good use of it. " On the other hand, he says, "If you move a drone on a manned airplane, adjusting the relationship with general air traffic control will also be an issue." ANA Holdings is in charge of coordinating the selection of times when passenger flights are not in service and securing means of communication in the event of an emergency. For operation management, we have adopted a system called "UTM (UAS Traffic Management)" that enables multiple drone operators to operate drones safely and efficiently in the same airspace. This system is also the first to be adopted in Japan. In addition, at the same time, in the Wakkanai area, the first drone drug delivery experiment in Japan based on the "Guidelines for drug delivery by drone" formulated by the Cabinet Secretariat, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism was conducted in June this year. ANA Holdings is in charge of this delivery and so on.

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