Amazon started In parts of Phoenix, . We knew and now here it is. Customers in the West Valley Phoenix Metro area should now have access to a selection of products that will reach their doors through the friendly skies. These include household, office, health and beauty supplies and others.
Phoenix residents will be able to click on the drone delivery icon before checking out. The company promises that the products will be delivered within an hour. This is due to the improvement of technical characteristics recently approved by the Federal Aviation Administration MK30 .
There are some caveats. Products must be five pounds or less to qualify, though Amazon says about 50,000 products are already available for drone delivery. Also, the drones will only make deliveries during daylight hours and in “favorable” weather conditions. “We currently do not offer drone delivery at night, during high winds, or during heavy rain,” the company wrote in a blog post.
This comes just months after Amazon ended Prime Air, its drone-based delivery program in California. Company and plans .
