順豐獲得首張無人機航空牌照

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

民用航空部門上週二表示，國內首張無人機航空運營（試點）許可證花落一家快遞公司。

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

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

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定的試點區內進行無人機配送商業運營。

"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：“許可證的問題意味着中國的無人機運輸已經進入了一個新的階段。”他還表示，這項技術有望造福於農村地區的人們。

"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僱員稱：“順豐快遞將建立一張無人機配送網絡，將配送服務擴展到地形複雜的偏遠地區並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務擴至整個江西省以及全國各地。