Irish cargo airline ASL Future Flight secures license to operate commercial drones 

The license will be used by the airline to train and gain experience with drones before moving on to heavier and longer-range operations

The Dublin and Shannon-based airline is one of seven in the ASL Aviation Holdings group operating cargo flights globally for the express parcel and e-commerce markets.

ASL Future Flight, the Irish subsidiary of ASL Airlines has been given a Light UAS Aircraft Systems Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Irish Aviation Authority.

The certificate will allow the cargo airline to start commercial drone operations without operational authorisation from the IAA, such as delivering light cargo over a short range.