Switzerland’s drone delivery program to resume after crashes

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Reported today on The Verge

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Reported today in The Verge.

Switzerland's drone delivery program to resume after crashes

A Switzerland drone delivery service run by the Swiss Post is set to resume on January 27th, following a suspension of the program in August 2019 after two drone crashes, including one where the drone's parachute failed to deploy.

In that time, Swiss Post and Matternet - the US company that operates the drone fleet - set up an "independent board of experienced aviation specialists" to review the companies' safety procedures and operations and provide suggestions for improvements.

"Swiss Post and Matternet maintain high safety standards and a high level of safety awareness. The processes that were examined were at a high standard even before the incidents," according to Michel Guillaume, one of the members of the review board. "There are no reasons why flight operations should not be resumed."

As part of the review, the board is recommending that Swiss Post and Matternet make four changes to their operations:

Matternet should implement the new safety recommendations set by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) following the previous crashes

Establishment of an independent oversight body for safety-related processes before the end of March 2020

Swiss Post given more control over the actual drone operations (which are currently run by Matternet), including the ability to audit Matternet's drone operations

Improved safety protocols for Matternet, including the hiring of a dedicated head of safety

The two companies are already working on implementing these suggestions: Matternet has already implemented the safety recommendations and hired a head of safety, and the review board will continue to advise the companies



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