The interline agreement allows both airlines to extend their delivery networks, increasing their reach and providing access to previously hard to reach areas.
Dronamics is offering cargo services from its droneports, initially in Greece, to the Qatar Airways Cargo network.
Through the agreement, Qatar Airways Cargo can reach remote locations that Dronamics services, such as the Greek islands.
Customers can make a single booking to transport goods using both parties’ networks, speeding up the flow of goods such as pharma, food, e-commerce, mail, parcels and spare parts to locations not sufficiently covered by air freight.
Svilen Rangelov, Co-Founder and CEO of Dronamics, says, “While currently less than 1% of global trade moves by air, the vast global reach of Qatar Airways Cargo and their world-leading capacity and service give us the perfect platform to massively expand air cargo accessibility to countless more communities worldwide, enabling same-day delivery for everyone, everywhere.”
Elisabeth Oudkerk, SVP Cargo Sales & Network Planning at Qatar Airways Cargo, says the VISION 2027 5-year strategy involves embracing new disruptive technologies and it is in the airline’s DNA to support ambitious companies like Dronamics.
She says, “It is a significant milestone in the advancement of autonomous cargo drone transportation and we are proud to be the first international airline to offer this service.”
Dronamics expects to launch commercial operations in Greece early next year, establishing a same-day service connecting Athens with the industrial north and islands in the south.