Astral Aerial Solutions receives ROC approval from KCAA

• In July 2020, Astral Aerial Solutions collaborated with Wingcopter for last mile delivery solutions.

March 18, 2021: Astral Aerial Solutions has become the first drone operator in Kenya to receive RPAS Operator's Certificate (RoC) from Kenya Civil Aviation Authority for commercial drone operations.

Also Read: Astral Aerial Solutions to deploy drones for Covid-19 vaccines

At the Vaccine Logistics Virtual Summit organised by Logistics Update Africa on February 25, the Nairobi-based company’s CEO and founder Sanjeev Gadhia revealed the plan of conducting pilot run of cargo drones for Covid-19 vaccines in Africa. The company is working with vaccine and drone manufacturers, to deploy the drones.

Also Read: Astral Aerial, Wingcopter announce strategic partnership for last-mile delivery

Last year in July, Astral Aerial Solutions collaborated with Wingcopter for last mile delivery solutions. In September, Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) in association with its sales agent Air Canada executed a letter of intent (LoI), with Astral Aerial Solutions.