Amazon testing drone flights in UK ahead of 2026 air delivery launch

Amazon has started to test drone flights ahead of its planned launch of an airborne delivery service in the UK in 2026. — Photo: Amazon/PA Media/dpa

LONDON: Just weeks after Amazon axed its plans to launch its first drone delivery service in Italy, the company has started to test drone flights in the UK ahead of the planned launch of an airborne delivery service there later in 2026.

The US tech giant said it has begun “a limited number of flights” from its base in Darlington, but clarified it has not yet launched a drone delivery service for customers.