Pie in the sky: Domino's announce drone delivery, despite no approval

You can run, you can hide, but you can't escape companies wanting to deliver things via drone to you.

Domino's in New Zealand want to be the next to do so, announcing a partnership with drone delivery company Flirtey. Their mission? To transport pizzas through the air.  

While the idea certainly sounds great, the service is yet to receive regulatory approval from New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Domino's and Flirtey said they expect to be able to begin trial deliveries later this year, once (or if?) they get the "okay" from the authority.

Domino's Group CEO and Managing Director, Don Meij said in a statement, "These trial deliveries will help provide the insight we need to extend the weight carried by the drone and distance travelled. It is this insight that we hope will lead to being able to consider a drone delivery option for the majority of our orders." Read more...