Thursday 19 July 2018

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; A Solution to Africa’s Far-Flung Markets


Drones Are Set To Connect the People of Africa Better Than the African Airlines

Africa is a vast, vast continent which happens to boast widely spread far-flung remote areas. Thanks to the poor road infrastructure and absence of road network, these areas stay disconnected from the major cities. 

UAV Drone
This phenomenon is not specific to a certain country, but almost all the African countries are facing the same circumstances. According to the World Trade Organization, only the Kenyan markets in untapped areas are valued at £2.4bn. This staggering number shows the resource generation capability of those areas only if they could be connected by better infrastructure. For More Details Visit: Fastest Shipping of Air Cargo to Africa from UK
At the Farnborough air show, Sanjeev Gadhia, the founder and chief executive of Astral Aviation commented: “There are many problems experienced in Africa when it comes to cargo delivery, including getting vaccines to hospitals, books to schools and food to remotes areas.”

Hope Is Not Out

Nevertheless, there is no denying the fact that when one door closes, another one opens. There is a silver lining for those remote areas in the form of Drones which are capable of travelling long distances.
The best thing about drones is that they do not require fuel to run or roads to travel on. These rechargeable battery based drones do not even get tired or affected by the scorching weather of Africa.

Gadhia

What Does Drone-Connection Mean To Remote Areas? 

It is an established fact that African airlines are in shambles. In these sorry state of affairs, drone technology is no less than a blessing for this underprivileged continent. Drones provide an ideal alternative for the cargo deliveries and with a capability of door-to-door cargo services.
With better connectivity and faster mode of communication, it is easier now to access the inaccessible and connect the disconnected. The people of those remote areas can now be streamlined by linking them to the mainstream areas.

UAV Drones; Opening the Doors to Future

While keeping the utility of drones in mind, the Intra-Africa Cargo Carrier declared that it is acquiring two Cargo Drones from Falcon Drones Company. These drones are known as Lucas F-250 and have a reputation for a flying time up to 10 straight hours.
Furthermore, with a speed of whopping 200kph, these fully autonomous drones are capable of take-off and land all by themselves, providing a bright prospect for the future of air cargo in the region.

Drone With Cam

Moreover, the agreement also boasts an intent of acquiring 10 more drones next year. With the addition of those 10 drones to the fleet, the range of the company’s cargo endeavours will expand a lot, and in turn, the economy of such remote areas will boost by leaps and bounds.
Initially the programme will be running inside the boundaries of the country, however, the company plans to expand it to cross-border operations by 2020. Cargo drones are fast, efficient, cost-effective and operationally more flexible than the fixed-wing aircraft, especially in Africa.
Mr Gadhia also revealed that his company is planning to set up a training academy to train drone operators. A drone port is also imminent where the whole fleet can reside without taking much of the space. Drone ports cover very less area in comparison to the traditional airports. 

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