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Lanka gets first passenger drone, maiden flight planned this month

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Lanka gets first passenger drone, maiden flight planned this month
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Sri Lanka’s first passenger transport drone has arrived in the country, with its maiden flight scheduled to take place at Colombo Port City by the end of this month, the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) said. The pilotless airc...

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  • —Sri Lanka’s first passenger transport drone has arrived in the country, with its maiden flight scheduled to take place at Colombo Port City by the end of this month, the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) said.
  • —The pilotless aircraft, capable of carrying two passengers, has an estimated flight time of around 30 minutes.
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