‘We don’t stop for red lights’: drone deliveries taking off as Australian regulators prepare for air traffic boom

With everything from coffee to mining equipment now being delivered by drone, operators are exploring technology to stop connection black spots sending drones dropping from the sky

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Jani Talikka was a commercial pilot flying Boeing 717s, but after ordering a drone delivery as a customer, he decided to shift gears.

I didn't leave fixed-wing aviation because I disliked it - but drones are cutting edge," he told Guardian Australia. It's rare you get to be a part of something like this at the start."