Amazon Prime Air drone deliveries are underway and delivering small packages within an hour in the West Valley of the Phoenix metro area.

Amazon Prime Air hoped for 10,000 drone deliveries this year — it’s only done 100 The company is going to need to work on its drones before the FAA will let it fly freely.

Amazon expects to deliver orders made through Prime Air in less than an hour. The company is using an internally developed drone dubbed the MK27-2 to make deliveries.

Amazon now offers small-package deliveries within the hour, sometimes for free. Drones make it possible, and this Valley location is leading the way.

Prime Air, on the other hand, has been a slow burner for the company. Amazon’s drone delivery program, in the works since 2013, made its first delivery in 2016, in England.

Amazon’s delivery drones have stepped up to delivering Apple products like iPhones– and can now send more items to those in its small test regions.

Amazon has launched drone delivery trials in a couple of new locations in California and Texas. David Carbon, vice president of Prime Air Amazon, announced the development on LinkedIn.

After receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, Amazon.com Inc. will start a same-day Prime Air drone delivery service for customers in the West Valley Phoenix Metro Area of ...

Amazon Says Prime Air Has Completed Just 100 Drone Deliveries So far, the long-awaited service pales in comparison to US rivals.

Amazon is now providing drone-based delivery of more than 60,000 items to customers in eligible areas.

Amazon’s Prime Air drones can now deliver more items to its early adopters That includes smartphones, AirTags, video doorbells, and more Customers also no longer need a QR code to tell the drone ...