BETA Technologies flight demonstrates how electric aircraft could support future medical transport and Advanced Air Mobility operations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a significant milestone for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The agency said BETA Technologies and United Therapeutics Corporation completed an interstate flight test using an electric … [Read more...] about FAA Highlights First Interstate eVTOL Organ Transport Test Under Integration Pilot Program
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NASA, UNOS and LifeNet Complete Successful BVLOS Drone Flights Carrying Human Kidneys
Study Examines Potential Role of Drones in Future Transplant Logistics All images, courtesy NASA. A new research collaboration between the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), NASA Langley Research Center, and LifeNet Health has demonstrated the successful transportation of human kidneys by drone beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), marking a significant step in exploring … [Read more...] about NASA, UNOS and LifeNet Complete Successful BVLOS Drone Flights Carrying Human Kidneys
Sweden’s Everdrone Opens Borås Base for Defibrillator Drone Deliveries
Sweden's Västra Götaland Region adds a fourth E3 base, extending Everdrone's autonomous AED network to roughly 300,000 residents. The Västra Götaland Region (VGR) is strengthening emergency healthcare in Borås with a new Everdrone medical drone base. The drone dispatches in response to emergency calls and delivers a defibrillator while ambulances are still en route. Officials … [Read more...] about Sweden’s Everdrone Opens Borås Base for Defibrillator Drone Deliveries
NYC Tests Cargo Drones to Cut Traffic and Speed Medical Deliveries
Port Authority Launches Yearlong Cargo Drone Trial Over East River. Skyports partnership aims to test middle-mile delivery, reduce congestion, and support medical logistics in New York City The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will begin a yearlong cargo drone trial on April 27, testing scheduled flights between lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. The … [Read more...] about NYC Tests Cargo Drones to Cut Traffic and Speed Medical Deliveries
Mid-America Transplant Opens 160-Mile Drone Corridor for Organ Donation
Mid-America Transplant has become the first organ procurement organization (OPO) in the United States to use drones for donor blood sample transport. The organization opened a dedicated healthcare drone corridor in Missouri on April 1, 2026. U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Thomas Engels and Chief of Organ Transplant Dr. Ray Lynch attended the … [Read more...] about Mid-America Transplant Opens 160-Mile Drone Corridor for Organ Donation
