Flytrex, Wing implement commercial strategic flight coordination in overlapping airspace in the U.S.

While the foundations for UTM have been under development for years, this marks the first time in the United States that two commercial drone delivery services have implemented this technological solution in daily operations over a shared airspace. Rather than operating in siloed zones, Flytrex and Wing operate in close proximity to serve overlapping communities, while managing their flight paths to prevent conflicts. They exchange flight intent data and automatically adjust their flight paths to meet deconfliction requirements, without the need for manual coordination between the two companies.

These capabilities were highlighted in a recent visit by the Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, showing strategic coordination in action. 

This milestone of daily operational UAS to UAS overlap builds on the progress to date by the US UTM Implementation. In June 2024, ANRA Technologies, Manna Air Delivery, and Wing demonstrated the first operational flights in shared airspace using UTM in the US, with a second showcase in November 2024 also incorporating the Arlington, Texas Police Department. Also in 2024, the FAA granted the first Letters of Acceptance for drone delivery and UTM service providers, formally accepting the approach developed by the private-public partnership. Prior trials of strategic coordination created the framework to leverage the ASTM F3548-21 standard in Texas today.

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