順豐獲得首張無人機(jī)航空牌照

The first operating license to allow experimental drone deliveries in China has been granted to acourier, civil aviation authorities said last Tuesday.

民用航空部門上周二表示，國內(nèi)首張無人機(jī)航空運(yùn)營(試點(diǎn))許可證花落一家快遞公司。

The East China Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration of China granted asubsidiary of China's leading courier SF Express the license in Jiangxi.

中國民用航空華東地區(qū)管理局近日向國內(nèi)頂尖快遞公司順豐快遞的江西子公司頒發(fā)了上述許可證。

The license allows the commercial operation of drone deliveries in a pilot zone stipulated by civil aviation authorities.

該許可證允許該公司在民航部門規(guī)定的試點(diǎn)區(qū)內(nèi)進(jìn)行無人機(jī)配送商業(yè)運(yùn)營。

"The issue of the license means that drone transportation in China has entered a new stage," said Wang Zhiqing, deputy director of CAAC, adding that the technology was expected to benefit people in rural areas.

中國民用航空局副局長王志清表示：“許可證的問題意味著中國的無人機(jī)運(yùn)輸已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了一個新的階段。”他還表示，這項技術(shù)有望造福于農(nóng)村地區(qū)的人們。

"SF Express will build a drone delivery network, expand delivery services in those remote areas of complex topography and improve its logistics efficiency," said a senior employee with SF Express.

順豐快遞的一名高級雇員稱：“順豐快遞將建立一張無人機(jī)配送網(wǎng)絡(luò)，將配送服務(wù)擴(kuò)展到地形復(fù)雜的偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)并提升公司的物流效率。”

He added the next step would be to expand the operation in the province and also the whole country.

他還表示，下一步順豐將把這項業(yè)務(wù)擴(kuò)至整個江西省以及全國各地。