ALMOST 10 YEARS AFTER BEZOS' INFAMOUS STATEMENT, AMAZON PRIME AIR DRONE DELIVERY TAKES OFF IN COLLEGE STATION.Unlike what Jeff Bezos famously announced in 2013, it appears that drone deliveries will not become a routine business occurrence for Amazon Prime Air anytime soon. However, the majority of people still employed in Amazon's drone program have actively begun to look elsewhere, implying that the drone delivery program is “currently dead.” according to our source. The layoffs among flight operations personnel occurred in the midst of both customer deliveries and a Durability and Reliability campaign for a type certification on Amazon's new delivery aircraft.Īccording to our sources, Amazon is explaining the unfortunate turn of events as a “learning experience” for those still working in the retailer's drone delivery program. They kept the cheaper personnel,” a source with intimate knowledge of the layoffs informed DroneXL. If you wanted to replicate a specific one, sites like Flightaware and Flightradar24 are good for finding them. In real life they all use one of those callsigns depending on which company is operating the flight. “The cuts weren't based on merit, rather strictly on salary. Prime Air 737s are operated by Southern Air, Sun Country, and ASL Ireland.
The unexpected layoffs have also impacted the Amazon Prime Air safety team. Today, we learn that Amazon Prime Air, the drone delivery business, laid off around 80% of its flight operations personnel without a proper warning.Īccording to a now-former Amazon employee, personnel in all of Amazon's drone delivery business locations, including Lockeford, College Station, Seattle, and Pendleton, are affected.
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