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Cardi B's Drone 'Album Drop' Sets Guinness Record With 176 Deliveries in an Hour

The feat underscores Wing's Walmart-backed network executing short-range autonomous flights under current FAA limits.

Overview

  • Guinness World Records confirmed the title after Kylie Galloway cited 176 UAV deliveries in one hour tied to Cardi B’s Am I The Drama? rollout with Walmart and Wing.
  • Wing reported 176 CDs were delivered within an hour from 15 DallasFort Worth deployment sites using highly automated drones that lower packages on a tether.
  • Walmart–Wing service has operated in DFW since 2023 from store parking lots and rooftops, with drones carrying up to about 5 pounds on roughly 12-mile round trips.
  • The partners say they complete thousands of deliveries weekly in under 20 minutes on average, and Walmart announced a multi-state expansion of drone service earlier this year.
  • The promotional drop fueled viral social-media reactions, while the sector awaits potential BVLOS changes under the FAA’s proposed Part 108 rule with comments due October 6.