Amazon's unmanned airplane delivery service "Amazon Prime Air" could start surprisingly early

A service that realizes delivery within only 30 minutes from orders using an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) whose Amazon's plan is underway "Amazon Prime AirThe recruitment of recruitment began, and the flight test finally began and full-fledged service start has come close.

Amazon Jobs | Flight Operations Engineer - Prime Air
http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/289867/flight-operations-engineer-prime-air

Amazon Jobs | Flight Safety Manager - Prime Air
http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/286874/flight-safety-manager-prime-air

Amazon.jobs: Flight Operations Engineer - Prime Air
https://uk-amazon.icims.com/jobs/293875/flight-operations-engineer---prime-air/job

Prototype up to 8th generationIt turns out that it reached the design stageYou can see what services Amazon Prime Air is doing from the following articles.

Amazon is a unmanned airplane and you can deliver it to your home in 30 minutes from your order "Amazon Prime Air" is well understood Summary - GIGAZINE


Amazon's Amazon recruitment started in Amazon Prime Air's "Flight Operations Engineer" and "Flight Safety Manager" industries. Flight Operations Engineer's work is mainly involved in the flight planning and testing of the UAS (Unmanned Air System), and the entrance qualification is "Flight test of 5 years or more + experience of flight test assistance for 3 years or more · Aviation University university graduates of the Department of Space Engineering and related departments · People with high communication skills ".


The Flight Safety Manager, which is being recruited at the same time as the Flight Operations Engineer, ensures the safety and expertise of Amazon Prime Air's planned flight test, such as safety control of flight tests and confirmation of safety policy. "There are over 5 years of manned / unmanned aeronautical operations in the private or military, and it has been 3 years or more that I worked as a safety manager in the air service business.

Employment of safety managers and technicians of flight tests suggests that outdoor testing of unmanned aircraft will be initiated, and unless there is a problem in the test, full-fledged services are likely to be implemented .


In the United Kingdom as well as the United States, recruitment of the Flight Operations Engineer started with Amazon Prime Air. Amazon in the US delivered dronesApply test permission to the aviation stationAs I was expecting, it could be expected that the start of the flight test is approaching at hand, but the start of a full-scale test in the UK never became public.

If the test is successful in the United States and the UK, there is a possibility that the test of delivery by the drone will be started even in Japan,Air Traffic IssuesThere are also situations where it is impossible to predict when it will be.